Republican Maine lawmaker sues House speaker over censure for post on transgender athlete
A Republican lawmaker in Maine has sued the state's Democratic House speaker over her censure that followed a social media post about a transgender athlete participating in high school sports. Rep. Laurel Libby's posted about a high school athlete who won a girls' track competition.
Maine rep banned for posting about trans athlete slams state’s woke leaders, sues over free speech violation
It was a bad move politically for the Democrat majority to censure me for speaking up for Maine girls,” Laurel Libby told The Post.
Maine judges recuse themselves from censured lawmakers lawsuit against House Speaker
All of the judges presiding over censured Maine lawmaker Laurel Libby's lawsuit against House Speaker Ryan Fecteau have recused themselves from the case.
Laurel Libby sues Maine House speaker after being censured over social media post
The Republican lawmaker who was censured for her Facebook post about a transgender student has filed a federal lawsuit against the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, arguing that Democrats in the Legislature violated her constitutional rights by barring her from voting or speaking on the House floor.
Rhode Island judge to oversee lawsuit filed against Maine House Speaker
Maine judges have recused themselves from state Rep. Laurel Libby's lawsuit against Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau.
Maine judges won’t be involved in Rep. Laurel Libby lawsuit
All of Maine’s active federal judges have recused themselves from a lawsuit made by Republican Representative Laurel Libby. Just Tuesday, Libby filed a lawsuit against House Speaker Ryan Fecteau after being censured by the legislature roughly two weeks ago.
Maine lawmaker sues House leaders over censure vote
A Republican state lawmaker in Maine is suing her House speaker and clerk over a recent vote by the Democratic-led body to censure her for posting photos of a minor on social media in protest of the state’s refusal to comply with a Trump executive order on transgender athletes.
Republican Libby turns muzzle into megaphone in transgender competition debate
Rep. Laurel Libby can no longer speak on the House Floor. She can't cast votes on behalf of her constituents. By those traditional measures of political influence, the Republican star from Auburn hasn ...
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‘False and a sham’: Lawsuit targets Maine Democrats for silencing a dissenter
In an extraordinary move, the Maine Legislature prevented Republican Representative Laurel Libby from voting after her social media post about transgender athletes. When Maine state ...
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Letter: Rep. Libby’s actions a form of cyberbullying
As a representative, Libby already has an avenue to express her views without posting a young student athlete's photo to score political points. I wanted to comment on the actions of Maine state Rep ...
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Laurel Libby turns muzzle into megaphone in transgender competition debate
I can’t imagine not understanding why that is the right thing to do, no matter how passionate I was about an issue.” Libby has no intention of apologizing, even if it means she loses her voice ...