TOMS RIVER, NJ — Residents who oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh by President Donald Trump for the opening on the United States Supreme Court will rally in downtown Toms River later this month to show their opposition.

The rally, called "Unite For Justice," is part of a national series of rallies scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 26, and one of three scheduled for New Jersey that day. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin confirmation hearings on Kavanaugh on Sept. 4.

The rally will be held in the courtyard at the Ocean County Library next to Toms River Town Hall on Washington Street and is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Those who oppose Kavanaugh say he will rule against reproductive freedom, health care, the environment, voting rights, workers' rights, LGBTQ rights, and immigrant rights, and are calling on U.S. senators to block the appointment.