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Some 30 years ago Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas, then a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, of sexual misconduct. 

Thomas is currently a Supreme Court Justice. 

Now, another woman is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. 

But 2018 is a different era than 1991. Will the #MeToo movement make a difference in Kavanaugh's confirmation? 

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with three experts about what we can expect from Kavanaugh's confirmation process over the next several weeks.

, chief Washington reporter for the Boston Herald

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This is not the first time a Supreme Court nominee has been accused of sexual misconduct. But this accusation comes in the #MeToo era. Will things end differently for Brett Kavanaugh than they did for Clarence Thomas?

This is not the first time a SCOTUS nominee has been accused of sexual misconduct. But this accusation comes in the #MeToo era. Will things end differently for Brett Kavanaugh than they did for Clarence Thomas?

How the #MeToo era might make a difference in who our next SCOTUS justice is

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in.

How the #MeToo era might make a difference for who's the next Supreme Court justice

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