US EditionMaine Republican censured for transgender athlete comments asks Supreme Court to intervene
- Republican Maine state lawmaker Laurel Libby is asking the US Supreme Court to ensure her votes are counted in the next legislative session after she was censured for criticizing transgender athletes competing in girls' sports.
- Libby's attorneys argue that the censure has disenfranchised her thousands of constituents by barring her from speaking or voting until she recants her comments.
- The application states that depriving an entire district of representation is unconstitutional, and that no other Maine legislator has had their vote not counted as punishment for the rest of their elected term.
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Maine community not backing down from Trump’s transgender athlete attacks
President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Maine over the state’s failure to comply with his executive order banning transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports teams at schools, marking an escalation in an ongoing feud between the state and federal government. On April 16, the Department of Justice filed the lawsuit against Maine over its alleged violation of Title IX, a federal civil rights law banning sex discrimination in s…
Maine Rep. Laurel Libby barred from state House floor after opposing boys in girls’ sports
CV NEWS FEED // Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Maine, has been barred from speaking or voting in the Maine House after publicly objecting to the state’s policy… The post Maine Rep. Laurel Libby barred from state House floor after opposing boys in girls’ sports appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Emergency Application Filed With Circuit Justice Jackson Seeks Relief By May 6; Still No Call For Response
Laurel Libby is an elected representative in Maine. The Speaker of the Maine House stripped Libby of the right to vote in the legislature due to her comments about transgender athletes in sport. The District Court and First Circuit denied relief. Ed Whelan has more about the controversy here. On Monday, April 28, Consovoy McCarthy filed an emergency application with Circuit Justice Jackson. Libby has asked for a ruling by May 6 when the legislat…
Maine state lawmaker censured for Facebook post on transgender athlete asks Supreme Court to intervene
State Rep. Laurel Libby said she has not been allowed to vote in the Maine House of Representatives since she was censured for a Facebook post criticizing the state's policy on transgender athletes.
Maine lawmaker Laurel Libby reflects on trans athlete post that thrust her into potential Supreme Court battle
Maine lawmaker talks social media post that identified a trans athlete teen and thrust the state into a feud with Trump, and initiated her own legal battle.
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