Supreme Court Reinstates Maine Lawmaker Suspended Over Transgender Sports Policy

The 7-2 order allows state Rep. Laurel Libby to resume her duties while an appeal proceeds.
Supreme Court Reinstates Maine Lawmaker Suspended Over Transgender Sports Policy
Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn), speaks with a colleague at the State House in Augusta on Feb. 14, 2023. Robert F. Bukaty/AP File
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The U.S. Supreme Court on May 20 reinstated a Maine state lawmaker’s speaking and voting privileges that had been suspended over her criticism of males participating in girls’ high school sports.

In March, the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives barred Maine Rep. Laurel Libby, a Republican, from speaking or voting on the House floor until she recanted her views on Maine’s policy allowing transgender participation in school sports, according to the lawmaker’s application filed with the court.