The #MeToo movement may have kicked off in Hollywood and New York City, but the gravitational pull of the Washington news-and-spin cycle—now ratcheted into overdrive by accusations against Brett Kavanaugh—has landed it squarely in the capital.

Of course, Washington has plenty of practice with sex scandals—and plenty of lawyers practiced in defending men and institutions caught up in them. The current era is no different, but while Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation is the obvious battleground, it isn’t the only one.