Just 30 minutes into the first day of Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearing, the energy in the room was already chaotic, with Capitol Hill police escorting groups of protesters out of the room. By the end of the morning session, the law enforcement agency announced that it had arrested and charged nearly two dozen demonstrators, the majority of whom were women; by the end of the day, the number of arrests had more than tripled.

Early Tuesday morning, leaders from a number of women’s and reproductive rights groups lined up to observe Kavanaugh’s hearing, as his confirmation would represent a crisis for abortion access, LGBTQ rights, voting rights, and more. Shaunna Thomas, the executive director and co-founder of women’s advocacy group UltraViolet, tells the Cut that when she first entered the hearing room with a group of 22 other members of the public, she felt like she was walking in a “funeral procession.” She described the room as “very somber” and “quiet in a negative way,” though the energy quickly shifted after Muslim activist Linda Sarsour became the first protester to get up from her seat, calling to “adjourn the hearing.”

Following Sarsour’s move, other protesters — including actress Piper Perabo and #VOTEPROCHOICE co-founder Heidi Sieck — loudly decried the hearing as a “travesty of justice” and demanded that Senators “cancel Brett Kavanaugh” until Capitol Hill police forcibly removed them from the room.

“You cannot confirm someone who does not represent the majority opinion,” cried another, referencing Kavanaugh’s historically low approval ratings.

At this moment, Thomas says, she realized nearly everyone in the room who wasn’t a member of the press or a Senate staffer was there to protest Kavanaugh. “It was a really affirming experience,” she told the Cut.

By 11 a.m., Sarsour, Perabo, Sieck, Thomas, and 18 others were arrested and charged with civil disobedience. After she was released, Perabo tweeted, “I cant be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away.

By 5 p.m., NBC News Congressional reporter Frank Thorp tweeted that 70 people had been arrested during the confirmation hearings, 61 of whom were removed from the committee room in the Hart Senate Office Building, and nine of whom were removed from the Dirksen Senate Office Building. All arrests were related to unlawful demonstration charges.

In Thomas’s opinion, this type of action is more necessary than ever. In the 10 to 15 years that she has advocated and organized around women’s rights, she adds, she considers this moment to be one with the “highest stakes.”

“The outcome of this will impact our generation and our children’s generation,” she told the Cut. “[Kavanaugh] is on the wrong side of the American people, and we know that if we put him on court, he will overturn Roe v. Wade, criminalize abortion, gut the Affordable Care Act, roll back LGBTQ rights, end affirmative action, and chip away at voting rights. There is no community who wouldn’t be deeply touched in an incredibly dangerous way.”

Tomorrow, many of the women who faced charges will be back in the hearing room, prepared to put their bodies on the line again.</s>Image zoom Piper Perabo Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty

Actress Piper Perabo was one of 70 protesters arrested in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday by Capitol Hill police, she claims.

The Coyote Ugly and Covert Affairs star, 41, had been protesting the first day of hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when she was escorted out by police, according to a video she later tweeted.

“I was just arrested for civil disobedience in the Kavanaugh hearings,” Perabo wrote in her tweet. “Many citizens before me have fought for the equal rights of women. I can’t be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away.”

The clip Perabo tweeted showed her being removed from the hearing room while she and other women interrupted the proceedings to demand senators don’t vote to confirm the Trump-nominated judge.

Capitol Hill police and a rep for the actress did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

I was just arrested for civil disobedience in the Kavanaugh hearings. Many citizens before me have fought for the equal rights of women. I can’t be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away.#StopKavanaghpic.twitter.com/f3SG7gmVam — Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) September 4, 2018

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Authorities said in a statement on Tuesday obtained by CNN that they had “responded to numerous incidents of unlawful demonstration activities within the Senate Office Buildings today that were associated with the first day of hearings held by the Senate Judiciary Committee.”

Of the 71 people arrested, 61 people were removed from one Senate office building and charged with disorderly conduct while nine more were pulled from another office building “for unlawful demonstration activities” and charged with “crowding, obstructing or incommoding.”

“I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” – James A. Baldwin pic.twitter.com/f5h6RbvpKV — Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) September 4, 2018

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Perabo, who has been outspoken on Twitter about her disapproval of Kavanaugh’s possible appointment, later tweeted a photo of herself with other women who had been protesting and were also allegedly arrested. She also included some of their handles.

“Proud to stand with them, and stand up for equal rights,” she wrote.

“I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually,” Perabo wrote on a selfie in front of a D.C. court building, quoting James A. Baldwin.

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If approved by the Senate, Kavanaugh, 53, who currently serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, would take the seat of Justice Anthony Kennedy following his retirement from the bench.

The news of Kennedy’s retirement has stoked fears among Democrats, abortion rights activists and everyday citizens that Trump’s nominee could lead to the repeal of the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, which legalized abortion across the United States.

Kavanaugh’s hearings resumed on Wednesday morning — as did Perabo’s tweeting.</s>Just 30 minutes into the first day of Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearing, the energy in the room was already chaotic, with Capitol Hill police escorting groups of protesters out of the room. By the end of the morning session, the law enforcement agency announced that it had arrested and charged nearly two dozen demonstrators, the majority of whom were women; by the end of the day, the number of arrests had more than tripled.

Early Tuesday morning, leaders from a number of women’s and reproductive rights groups lined up to observe Kavanaugh’s hearing, as his confirmation would represent a crisis for abortion access, LGBTQ rights, voting rights, and more. Shaunna Thomas, the executive director and co-founder of women’s advocacy group UltraViolet, tells the Cut that when she first entered the hearing room with a group of 22 other members of the public, she felt like she was walking in a “funeral procession.” She described the room as “very somber” and “quiet in a negative way,” though the energy quickly shifted after Muslim activist Linda Sarsour became the first protester to get up from her seat, calling to “adjourn the hearing.”

Following Sarsour’s move, other protesters — including actress Piper Perabo and #VOTEPROCHOICE co-founder Heidi Sieck — loudly decried the hearing as a “travesty of justice” and demanded that Senators “cancel Brett Kavanaugh” until Capitol Hill police forcibly removed them from the room.

“You cannot confirm someone who does not represent the majority opinion,” cried another, referencing Kavanaugh’s historically low approval ratings.

At this moment, Thomas says, she realized nearly everyone in the room who wasn’t a member of the press or a Senate staffer was there to protest Kavanaugh. “It was a really affirming experience,” she told the Cut.

By 11 a.m., Sarsour, Perabo, Sieck, Thomas, and 18 others were arrested and charged with civil disobedience. After she was released, Perabo tweeted, “I cant be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away.

By 5 p.m., NBC News Congressional reporter Frank Thorp tweeted that 70 people had been arrested during the confirmation hearings, 61 of whom were removed from the committee room in the Hart Senate Office Building, and nine of whom were removed from the Dirksen Senate Office Building. All arrests were related to unlawful demonstration charges.

In Thomas’s opinion, this type of action is more necessary than ever. In the 10 to 15 years that she has advocated and organized around women’s rights, she adds, she considers this moment to be one with the “highest stakes.”

“The outcome of this will impact our generation and our children’s generation,” she told the Cut. “[Kavanaugh] is on the wrong side of the American people, and we know that if we put him on court, he will overturn Roe v. Wade, criminalize abortion, gut the Affordable Care Act, roll back LGBTQ rights, end affirmative action, and chip away at voting rights. There is no community who wouldn’t be deeply touched in an incredibly dangerous way.”

Tomorrow, many of the women who faced charges will be back in the hearing room, prepared to put their bodies on the line again.</s>The 'Coyote Ugly' star was part of the mass protest

News clips showed tumult at the confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh, as people who protested were escorted out and then arrested. And one of the women arrested was Piper Perabo, the star of Coyote Ugly among other movies and television shows. Perabo tweeted a video of herself in D.C. with a group of women taking a stand to #stopKavanaugh.

The Daily Mail says that Piper Perabo was arrested for civil disobedience and escorted out of the hearing room by police who grabbed her by the arm.

Perabo, who also starred in Covert Affairs, tweeted that she was indeed arrested.

Perabo and others from groups like Women’s March and Code Pink chimed in as senators from the Democratic side staged an objection to the hearings moving forward. Protestors called out from the gallery.

USA Today said that Perabo added on Twitter that she was proud to stand with the other protestors to stand up for equal rights with the groups which included the Center for Popular Democracy Action.

The disruption was called “mob rule” by Republican senators who complained that it was like nothing they had ever seen. But those who object to Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court are concerned about his impact on several rulings before the court.

Piper Perabo took some time to take some photos around the historic buildings of Washington, D.C. in what seemed like a meditative mood. Perabo took a photo outside of the Supreme Court and quoted the novelist James Baldwin to explain how she felt about her country.</s>Actress Piper Perabo says she was among a string of women who got arrested at the raucous first day of Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.

The 'Coyote Ugly' star posted video of herself being escorted out of the hearing room by Capitol Police while the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing was underway.

Another woman held up a 'Be a Hero' shirt, while other women yelled about the hearing and demanded members vote no.

In video she posted, Perabo can be seen being taken out of the hearing room as an officer puts his hand on her arm.

“I was just arrested for civil disobedience in the Kavanaugh hearings,” wrote Perabo, also known for “Covert Affairs.”

“Many citizens before me have fought for the equal rights of women. I can’t be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away.”

The protest came just as Democratic senators were staging their own opposition to Kavanaugh. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal was saying Democrats had been 'denied the documents we need' after the release of 42,000 documents from Kavanaugh's time in the Bush White House just hours before the hearing began.

He said it turned the hearing into a 'charade.'

'This is a mockery and a travesty of justice,' yelled one unidentified protester.

'We need you to be a hero,' yelled another woman.

Peper gets removed before she had the chance to yell something audible. Her exit was followed by that of two other women, according to another video shared by another activist, Fox News reported.

It wasn't immediately clear how Capitol Police processed the protesters. After recent Hart building protests, those booked were quickly processed and required to return to pay a fine.

Perabo appeared in the 200 film 'Coyote Ugly' about a movie about a woman from New Jersey who moves to New York to become a song writer and works in a bar.</s>Actress Piper Perabo was arrested while protesting Supreme Court judge nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday, she announced on social media.

The 41-year-old Covert Affairs star posted a video on Twitter on Tuesday of her and other far-left activists, including Linda Sarsour, protesting the hearing before being escorted out by police. It is not currently clear whether Perabo was charged with a crime or remanded in custody.

“I was just arrested for civil disobedience in the Kavanaugh hearings,” she wrote on Twitter. “Many citizens before me have fought for the equal rights of women. I can’t be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away.”

A separate video shared by Sarsour, a known supporter of Sharia Law, shows the activists entering the room and calling on lawmakers to vote against Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Perabo appears to be removed from the room by police before she gets the opportunity to shout.

Perabo has previously boasted of raising $130,000 in a bid to stop Sen. Susan Collins (R-MA)’s opponent, in an effort to stop the moderate Republican from voting in favor of Kavanaugh.

Perabo was just one of the dozens of protesters causing chaos during Tuesday’s Senate hearing, many of whom claim that Kavanaugh’s confirmation would repeal supposed women’s rights such as abortion. The incidents also forced Kavanaugh’s young children to leave the hearing after being frightened by the protesters.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has since admitted that he and fellow Democrats were involved in coordinating such activity, describing it as the “noise of democracy.”

“This is a different hearing for the Supreme Court than I’ve ever been through,” he explained. “It’s different in what’s happened in this room, just this morning. What we’ve heard is the noise of democracy. This is what happens in a free country, when people can stand up and speak, and not be jailed, imprisoned, tortured, or killed because of it.”

Follow Ben Kew on Facebook, Twitter at @ben_kew, or email him at bkew@breitbart.com.</s>Actress Piper Perabo said she was arrested while protesting Supreme Court judge nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing and posted a video showing her being escorted out of the room by police.

Perabo took to Twitter Tuesday, where she is very politically active and even has a cover image criticizing Kavanaugh, to share the video of a woman interrupting the proceedings to call for senators to vote “no” on confirming the Trump-selected judge.

As they were both escorted out of the room by police, another woman stood up to voice her protest.

“I was just arrested for civil disobedience in the Kavanaugh hearings,” the actress, known for “Covert Affairs” and “Coyote Ugly” wrote. “Many citizens before me have fought for the equal rights of women. I can’t be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away.”

The post accompanied a video in which Perabo and other can be heard shouting and holding up signs imploring senators to “be a hero” and “please vote ‘no’” on Kavanaugh’s nomination.

Another angle, shared by activist Linda Sarsour, who was the first to speak up, shows the moment in question from a different angle. In it, it's clear that Perabo is yanked from the room by police before she gets a real chance to speak.

It’s unclear at this time if Perabo was charged for any crime or was taken into custody. Reps for the actress did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

Perabo joined the slew of people who protested the hearings Tuesday. A combination of interruptions from the crowd as well as Democrats calling for the hearing to be adjourned resulted in more than an hour's delay in the schedule.

The disruptions continued as lawmakers attempted to make opening statements. There were roughly 63 interruptions before the day’s lunch break.</s>This afternoon, Covert Affairs star Piper Perabo was arrested for staging a protest during the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Perabo and a few other female protestors were taken into custody after they interrupted the proceedings to call for senators to be “heroes” and vote “no” on Kavanaugh’s confirmation. In videos posted on Twitter, the actress can be seen standing up to join the protest, but she’s grabbed by police before she manages to yell out.

“I was just arrested for civil disobedience in the Kavanaugh hearings,” Perabo shared on Twitter. She didn’t mention whether she’s still in custody, but we have to assume that the actress has been released if she’s tweeting (either that or she has a very active PR person). “Many citizens before me have fought for the equal rights of women,” she continued. “I can’t be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away. #StopKavanaugh.” Perabo has been a staunch critic of Kavanaugh’s since Trump announced his nomination a few weeks ago, but this seems to be the first time that she’s been arrested while protesting.

Perabo’s protest wasn’t the first during Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing. In fact, the day has been quite eventful: large groups of protestors gathered in the crowd, and Democratic senators began the hearing by requesting that it be adjourned due to lack of time for preparation.</s>Covert Affairs alumna Piper Perabo was arrested today at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings – one of dozens of protesters who were ushered out by Capitol Police after disrupting the proceedings.

“Many citizens before me have fought for the equal rights of women,” she tweeted. “I can’t be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away.”

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) defended the right of the protesters to speak out. “The voices heard at today’s hearing are the noise of democracy,” he said during the hearing, “and it’s because we have before us a nominee to the highest court in the land whose record is being hidden from the public.”

Another group of protesters at today’s hearing wore outfits inspired by The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu’s Emmy-winning series about a totalitarian regime that abolishes women’s rights and, in an era of declining birth rates due to infertility, forces those with healthy reproductive systems to produce children for the ruling class.

Perabo is perhaps best known for playing CIA Agent Annie Walker on all five seasons of USA Network’s Covert Affairs. She’s also starred in in such films as Coyote Ugly, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Prestige and Looper.</s>"Covert Affairs" actress Piper Perabo said she was arrested Tuesday for protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during the first day of his confirmation hearings in Washington.

The 41-year-old posted a video on Twitter of herself being escorted out of the hearing room by Capitol Police, along with several other women who urged senators to "be a hero" and "please vote 'no' " on President Donald Trump's nominee.

"I was just arrested for civil disobedience in the Kavanaugh hearings," Perabo tweeted. The actress is very vocal about politics on Twitter and even has a cover image on her profile that is critical of Kavanaugh.

Perabo continued: "Many citizens before me have fought for the equal rights of women. I can’t be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away."

In another tweet, Perabo said she was "proud to stand" with activists from the Women's March and the Center for Popular Democracy Action.

It is not clear if Perabo was charged or detained, as she continued to tweet after the incident. USA TODAY has reached out to the actress' representatives for comment.

Perabo was among dozens of protesters, the majority of them women, who stood and shouted their opposition to Kavanaugh throughout the proceedings. The hearing was so tumultuous at times that John Cornyn of Texas, the second-ranking Senate Republican, labeled it "mob rule" and "unlike anything I’ve seen before in a confirmation hearing."

Many protesters voiced their opposition out of concern Kavanaugh would change the status quo on abortion, health care, gun rights and other issues likely to come before the court in decades to come.

The "Coyote Ugly" star quoted novelist James Baldwin in another tweet: “I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”

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70 protesters, including television actress Piper Perabo, are arrested at the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination.