BBC Minute: On the politics behind Judge Kavanaugh's nomination

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Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the US Supreme Court is a big deal for politics, president Trump, and the US. Anti-abortion advocates see this as their chance to reverse more than three decades of court-sanctioned legalised abortion nationwide. The #MeToo movement regards this as defining moment. (Photo: A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)