The vast majority of the arrests, 293, were a result of protests in the Hart Senate Office Building, where protesters crowded in the atrium. Loud chants could be heard throughout the building, which is structured so the hallways of each floor open up and look out onto the first floor.

Those arrested in Hart were charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding, according to Capitol Police. Another nine people were arrested on the fourth floor of Dirksen Senate Office Building and charged with unlawful demonstrations.

ADVERTISEMENT Kavanaugh's nomination has been embroiled in controversy since Christine Blasey Ford, a college professor from California, accused him of sexually assaulting her when the two were in high school more than three decades ago. Two women have since come forward with their own sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh, all of which he has denied.

On Thursday, dozens of demonstrators, mostly women, chanted in protest of Kavanaugh's nomination, with many of them eventually escorted out by police. The protestors started at the nearby E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in the early afternoon and marched over to the Supreme Court, before making their way to the Senate office building.

MY MOM AND AMY SCHUMER ARE GETTING ARRESTED TOGETHER AND AMY SAID HI TO ME pic.twitter.com/AqZUBUxUrd — Z (@Theboldtype_z) October 4, 2018

Today I was arrested protesting the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a man who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault. Men who hurt women can no longer be placed in positions of power. pic.twitter.com/nnwq1O4qk3 — Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) October 4, 2018

This is the Hart Senate Building right now. pic.twitter.com/1hTQ7MazhP — Lissandra Villa (@LissandraVilla) October 4, 2018

Anti-Kavanaugh protesters have taken over the atrium of the Hart Senate Office building pic.twitter.com/W5yBIU2YOs — Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) October 4, 2018

The demonstrations inspired loud cheers from onlookers on various floors of the building, some of them appearing to be protesters themselves. Hundreds of people could be seen on the first level and in the hallways of several floors throughout the building.

Police were present throughout the building. On the second level where senators on the Senate Intelligence Committee were holding a regular closed-door briefing, several police officers began clearing the hallway of protesters about 3:45 p.m. , as various senators exited. They warned protesters that they would be arrested if they did not exit the hallway.

Protesters wore T-shirts with phrases like "believe women" and "love over war." They held signs that said "unfit to serve," "sham process, sham court," and "make integrity great again."

Some chants included "Whose Senate? Our Senate!" and "Kava-NO."

Several individuals were escorted out by police just after 4 p.m. , but many protesters remained and continued to shout chants in protest of Kavanaugh.

The protests wrapped up about 4:30 p.m. , while police officers continued to process those under arrest in a nearby park.

The arrested protesters were assorted into several different groups before they were taken outside, where they were each given a colored bracelet to wear in place of zip ties or handcuffs.