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Supreme Court sides with Maine Republican censured for transgender athlete post
- The Supreme Court ordered the Maine House on May 20, 2025, to restore GOP lawmaker Laurel Libby's voting rights following her censure in Maine.
- The censure came after Libby posted a viral February social media message identifying a transgender high school athlete, which the Democratic-controlled House said violated ethics rules.
- Libby's post included a photo and first-name identification of the athlete who won a girls' track event after previously competing in boys' track, sparking a public dispute including a lawsuit from the Trump administration.
- The Court's majority sided with Libby who filed an emergency appeal citing free speech and representation, while Justices Sotomayor and Jackson dissented, noting no emergency justifying intervention.
- The ruling restores Libby's legislative voice during ongoing litigation and highlights tensions over transgender athlete policies and legislative authority in Maine.
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‘Victory For Girls And Free Speech:’ Supreme Court Sides With Lawmaker Censured For Defending Women’s Sports
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal | May 20, 2025 The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Maine lawmaker who was censured for defending women’s sports from male intrusion. “This Supreme Court decision is a victory for girls and free speech, and a defeat for woke gender advocates who want to deny biological reality,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told The Daily Signal. “It is outrageous that a state legislator was ever censured f…
Supreme Court sides with lawmaker punished for post on male winning girls' track meet
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Maine state lawmaker who was barred from voting on legislation over a Facebook post sharing a picture of a trans-identified male athlete winning a women's sports competition. #LGBT #Transgender #Maine #UnitedStatesSupremeCourt #LaurelLibby
Supreme Court Protects Maine Rep's Right to Vote, Defend Girls Sports
Maine’s House of Representatives must temporarily allow Representative Laurel Libby to vote again, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a preliminary injunction issued Tuesday. The 7-2 decision comes almost three months after a slim majority of Maine representatives barred Libby from voting or speaking on legislation — unless she publicly apologized for criticizing boys’ participation in girls’ sports. “This is a victory not just for my constituents,…
SCOTUS reinstates Maine lawmaker's vote after censure over trans athlete post
The U.S. Supreme Court restored a Maine lawmaker’s vote on Tuesday, May 20, after she was censured for months by the state legislature. Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby lost her voting power in February when her fellow representatives voted along party lines to ban her from voting over her remarks about transgender athletes participating in girls’ sports. Censure stemmed from social media post The controversy that led to the censure vote was L…
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