US EditionSupreme Court sides with Maine Republican censured for transgender athlete post
- The Supreme Court ordered the Maine House on May 20, 2025, to restore Republican Rep. Laurel Libby's voting rights after her censure.
- Libby was censured by the Democratic-controlled House after her February viral post identified a transgender teen athlete, which they deemed unethical and unsafe.
- Her post included the athlete's photo and first name in quotation marks, noted the athlete had won a girls' track event after previously competing on boys' teams, stirring public dispute.
- Libby filed an emergency appeal arguing her punishment violated free speech and left her district unrepresented, while two justices dissented; the court majority did not explain its reasoning.
- The ruling restores Libby's legislative participation during ongoing litigation and highlights tensions over transgender athlete policies between Republican and Democratic leaders.
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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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