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The Kavanaugh confirmation, one year later


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Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, joins the podcast this week to discuss the one year anniversary of the elevation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. One year ago, Archila and another protester confronted then-Senator Jeff Flake in a congressional elevator and helped to build a movement for justice that continues today.
Also: A review of the pivotal decisions Kavanaugh has influenced over the past year.
Plus: Ben and Mike discuss new feature reporting from the Bangor Daily News on the grassroots movement in Lewiston that has succeeded in holding some of the city’s worst slumlords to account.
You can ask a question or leave a comment for a future show at (207) 619-3182.
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Photo: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is surrounded by reporters following a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill following allegations of sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh by Christine Blasey Ford. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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