Maine Rep. Laurel Libby's lawsuit over censure for trans athlete post goes to federal court
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The first hearing in Laurel Libby's lawsuit over her recent censure took place in Rhode Island on Friday in front of a Biden-appointed judge.
Libby is suing Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau and House of Representatives clerk Robert Hunt after the Democrat majority voted to censure her over a February social media post that identified a trans athlete who won a state pole vault competition. Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He previously worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.
The premise of the censure was based on Libby's post identifying a minor by name and in a photo.
But Libby and her attorney, Patrick Strawbridge, claim that a censure against her violates her First Amendment rights and disenfranchises her more than 9,000 constituents. On Friday, they argued that the punishment was "extreme" and enters "unprecedented territory" by silencing an elected official.
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