The Observer view on the Brett Kavanaugh Senate hearing | Observer editorial
The clash between the supreme court nominee and his accuser exposed the ugly truth about power and the law in the US
The US supreme court is best known, in the modern era, for its landmark 1973 ruling in the case of Roe v Wade, which upheld a woman’s legal right to an abortion. That may have changed last week. The case of Ford v Kavanaugh, fought out before the judiciary committee of the US Senate, in front of a riveted national audience, provided both a dramatic spectacle worthy of Hollywood and a startling insight into the travails and traumas of contemporary American life. It is not over yet. And neither will it soon be forgotten.
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