Demonstrators gather on the steps of the US Supreme Court to protest against the appointment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, October 6, 2018. /VCG Photo

After weeks of tensions surged about the 53-year-old conservative, Republicans dismissed accusations of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh and the US Senate confirmed him to the court with a vote by 50 to 48. /VCG Photo

Crowd members hold up signs read “No justice, no seat,” and “We believe woman,” a reference to a female professor, who said Kavanaugh tried to rape her when they were teenagers. /VCG Photo

Kavanaugh was sworn in as 114th Supreme Court justice in a private ceremony when protesters demonstrated loudly outside, at one point rushing the steps of the court and banging on its ornate bronze doors while some sat on a Lady Justice statue. /VCG Photo

Capitol Police said they have arrested 150 protesters of whom occupied the Rotunda Steps on the East Front of the US Capitol on Saturday afternoon. According to CNN, all protesters taken into custody were charged with a violation of the Washington code against crowding, obstructing or incommoding. /VCG Photo

According to postings on Facebook, protests were also scheduled Saturday in at least 10 other cities, including New Orleans and Seattle. /VCG Photo