Supreme Court sides with Maine Republican censured for transgender athlete post

Supreme Court restores Maine lawmaker’s voting abilities following ban over Facebook post about trans athlete

A Maine Republican state lawmaker Rep. Laurel Libby censured over a Facebook post about a transgender athlete cannot be barred from voting as her legal challenge plays out, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Maine House speaker can't stop lawmaker from voting while federal case is pending, Supreme Court says

Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau can't stop Rep. Laurel Libby from speaking or participating in floor votes while challenging her censure, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

Supreme Court rules against Maine Democrats who shut down Republican's voting privileges over post about transgender athlete

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of a Maine Republican state representative whose voting privileges were shut down after she posted a photograph of a transgender athlete on social media. Democrats took away Rep. Laurel Libby's vote in the statehouse after the post she published in February showed the biologically male athlete competing as a male and then as a female. 'The Supreme Court has affirmed what should NEVER have been in que…

Supreme Court grants emergency relief for Maine Republican in transgender sports dispute

The Supreme Court has granted emergency relief to a GOP lawmaker in Maine who was barred from speaking or voting on the state House floor until she apologized for her viral social media post negatively highlighting a transgender student-athlete.

NEW: Supreme Court Sides with Maine GOP State Rep. in Censure Case Over Social Media Post on Transgender Athletes, Restores Her Voting Rights

The US Supreme Court granted an emergency application restoring a Republican Maine State Rep’s voting privileges in the House after they were taken away over a social media post criticizing a transgender (bio male) high school athlete who participated in a girls pole vault competition and won.

Supreme Court Hands Victory, for Now, to Maine Lawmaker Censured Over Anti-Transgender Posting

Laurel Libby, a Republican, has been blocked from speaking and voting in the statehouse since February.