Maine, House and censure

Republican Maine lawmaker sues over censure following viral post about transgender student athlete
A Republican Maine state representative has filed a lawsuit alleging the state’s House speaker and other Democrats violated her First Amendment rights and disenfranchised her constituents by censuring her last month and barring from speaking or voting on the House floor.
Republican Maine lawmaker sues House speaker over censure for post on transgender athlete
A Republican lawmaker in Maine is suing the state’s Democratic House speaker over her censure that followed a social media post about a transgender athlete participating in high school sports.
Maine's federal judges recuse themselves from lawmaker's lawsuit over House censure
In a highly unusual move, all six federal judges removed themselves from hearing the case. As a result, a judge from Rhode Island will hear Rep. Laurel Libby's lawsuit accusing House Speaker Ryan Fecteau of attempting to silence her.
Laurel Libby sues Maine House speaker after being censured over social media post
The Auburn Republican is arguing that her constitutional rights have been violated after Democrats voted to bar her from voting and speaking on the House floor.
Rep. Laurel Libby files lawsuit against Maine House speaker over censure
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, has filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court against the Maine Speaker of the House. In a social media post, Libby says that a lawsuit was filed against Rep. Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, for “attempting to silence both myself and my constituents, whom I was elected to represent.”
All of Maine’s federal judges recuse themselves from Laurel Libby’s lawsuit
Judges John C. Nivison, John A Woodcock, Lance E. Walker, Karen F. Wolf, Stacey D. Neumann and Nancy Torresen signed recusal orders Tuesday, according to court records.
Maine House Rep. censured for controversial social media post sues House Speaker
Maine Republican Rep. Laurel Libby says she’s filed a lawsuit after her censure in the Maine House. Rep. Libby is no longer allowed to vote or speak on the House floor, after refusing to apologize for sharing a post on social media showing a side-by-side photo of a Maine transgender athlete competing as a boy and a girl.
Maine House speaker deletes X account after censuring lawmaker opposed to transgender athletes in girls sports
The Maine House of Representatives' Democratic speaker, Ryan Fecteau, deleted his X account days after censuring Republican Rep. Laurel Libby.
Maine's position on trans athletes in girls' sports 'worthy of a debate,' Gov. Mills says
The comment marked the first time Gov. Mills has spoken to the press publicly since her tense exchange with President Trump.
All of Maine’s federal judges recuse themselves from Rep. Laurel Libby’s lawsuit against House speaker
None of the judges gave any reasoning for the recusals and the Republican state lawmaker's case will now be considered by a judge in Rhode Island.
Maine GOP lawmaker sues Democrats over censure
A Maine GOP lawmaker who was censured by Democrats over her comments about a transgender student has filed a federal lawsuit ...
Maine House Speaker sued by state representative over censure vote
Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby filed a lawsuit against Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau claiming she was "illegally ...