A federal judge ruled against Maine Rep. Laurel Libby in a lawsuit Friday to condemn her condemnation in the state legislature. Libby was condemned on Feb. 15 in a social media post that identified a trans athlete who won the title of women’s state pole vault.
The judge who made the ruling was Rhode Island District Court Judge Melissa Dubose.
Dubose denied Libby’s motion to file a preliminary injunction Friday, ruling that House Speaker Ryan Fecteau once imposed sanctions reflect the wishes of most Maine House members.
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Dubes presided over the case after every Maine district judge refused to accept it.
Judge John C. Nivison, John A. Woodcock, no reason.
So the case went to Dubose, Rhode Island.
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Libby was “disappointed” by the ruling, but planned to appeal and file the case before the Court of Appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Libby said to Fox News numbers: “I certainly won’t leave any footsteps because of the voices and votes of my voters.”
Libby represents 9,000 voters in Maine’s District 90 and cannot speak or vote on behalf of them in the state legislature within 62 days.
This gives her the opportunity to vote on the state’s biennial budget and introduce a bill to expand access to mental health resources for residents.
With her condemnation remaining, this will prevent Libby from voting in the House or speaking in the House of Representatives, talking about a bill that incorporates trans women’s sports into the state constitution.
Her colleagues will vote on the Democratic majority bill after taking a simple majority in the House on Thursday, but before both rooms require a two-thirds majority. If passed, it will be codified in the state constitution Maine Human Rights Law (MHRA), protects the rights of trans athletes to fight for opposite-sex sports teams.
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“I won’t be able to vote on this,” Libby said.
Libby’s social media post prompted a proactive legal battle to condemn the entire state against President Donald Trump’s administration, involving transgender athletes in the women’s sports.
The U.S. Department of Justice proposed litigation Oppose the nation’s ongoing violation of Trump’s “Release Men from Women’s Movement” executive order. Over the past two months, Maine has faced federal pressure on refusal to comply, including two federal investigations, which are frozen funds by the USDA and are now litigation.
The Democratic leadership in the state, led by Gov. Janet Mills, fought back and filed his own lawsuit against Trump to freeze funds. Another federal judge has ruled that USDA must cancel funds.
Mills told reporters Thursday: “I am happy to go to court and file a lawsuit.
one investigation The American Parents League found that of about 600 registered Maine voters, 63% said school sports participation should be based on biological nature, while 66% agreed that “it is fair to limit women’s exercise to biological women.”
Polls also found that 60% of residents will support voting measures to limit participation exist Women and girls sports Bio-female. This includes 64% of independents and 66% of parents of children under the age of 18.
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