The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major victory for free speech and a significant blow to gender ideologues this week after it ruled in favor of allowing Maine Republican State Rep. Laurel Libby to vote in the legislature once again. Democrats previously revoked her ability to vote after she criticized allowing biological men to participate in women’s sports.
Only Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented in the 7-2 ruling. The majority did not provide reasoning for their decision. Libby had asked for an emergency decision from the Supreme Court in April after Democrats in Maine’s House voted along party lines 75-70 to censure her. The censure barred Libby from voting or speaking on the House floor until she apologized for calling out males invading female sports.
“The U.S. Supreme Court just restored the voice of 9,000 Mainers!” Libby posted on X. “After 2+ months of being silenced for speaking up for Maine girls, I can once again vote on behalf of the people of House District 90. This is a win for free speech — and for the Constitution.”
In a Facebook post on February 17, Libby criticized Maine’s schools for allowing biological men who identify as transgender to compete in women’s sports. Her post included images of a male student who had won a pole vault Maine State Class B Championship for girls.
Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau demanded that Libby take the Facebook post down the next day, but Libby refused. Fecteau claimed that Libby had violated one of the “long held political traditions” of “leaving kids out of it.” The speaker then led the House to censure Libby on February 25 in what she called blatant political retaliation.
Libby filed a lawsuit against Fecteau on March 11 in order to win back her voting rights. U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose ruled against Libby in the case on April 22. DuBose was notably appointed to her position by Joe Biden last year and is considered the first “LGBTQ judge” to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals then also ruled against Libby on April 28.
The Supreme Court’s ruling overturning both those lower court rulings has been celebrated as a victory for free expression. Chaya Raichik of the X account Libs of TikTok called the decision a “HUGE WIN for Free Speech.” Steve Forbes also chimed in on the decision’s significance.
“The Supreme Court restores sanity in Maine, allowing State Rep. @laurel_libby to speak, vote and represent her constituents,” he posted on X. “The Maine House Dem majority went way too far in censuring (and censoring) her.”
The Trump administration has targeted Maine in recent months for allowing biological men to participate in women’s sports. President Donald Trump called out Maine Governor Janet Mills in February for allowing this to continue. The Department of Education is now in the process of terminating Maine’s federal K-12 education funding over the issue.
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Supreme court must decide that biological male is not a female, therefore can’t compete as such. How screwed up are we for putting up with politicians and voting for them, who promote insanity instead of demanding that they undergo mental evaluation, they live off our money, we feed them, don’t we have a right to expect them to do work on our behalf and not a handful of confused?
Biological males who need to compete against real women to win have no honor or shame. Woke politicians and bureaucrats share the same traits.
I live just west of ME in the liberal to the extreme state of Vermont…ME state rep Laurel Libby has her freedom of speech rights once again restored. How on God’s green earth did America get to this point of insanity? Janet Mills, now the infamous ( 1 term ) gov of ME will soon be gone. The woman is absolutely despised by her constituency on her refusal to get males out of women’s sports…
It saddens me beyond words what our nation is turning into as I thank my lucky stars we have Trump/Vance along with a solid cabinet that are fully on board with MAGA, MAHA & mostly, simple everyday common sense…
Bill… :~)
I’m a registered Independent and I completely agree with this ruling. I wouldn’t want my daughter competing against biological males.
Just because a male ‘wants to be female and compete against female’s’ doesn’t mean HE is one. They should NOT be allowed to compete in female sports. Maybe they should start a new group for all the wusses who can’t compete against their own gender?
If someone needs to “leave” the Supreme Court, I sure hope it is during a Trump or Republican administration.
DEI is sexist and racist….period. When the term AFFERMATIVE ACTION was outlawed, they simply started this DEI garbage as a “work around”.
“U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose ruled against Libby in the case on April 22. DuBose was notably appointed to her position by Joe Biden last year and is considered the first “LGBTQ judge” to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. “
WHY DIDN’T THIS SO-CALLED JUDGE RECUSE HERSELF FROM THE CASE? She clearly has a conflict of interest (like most of the activist judges with TDS who are trying to derail the President’s agenda).
I’ve yet to see my first pregnant male.
That this issue even needed the SCOTUS direction is a reason of insanity in our judicial system! Common sense has no place in the left, hopefully the people make this point in the coming elections!
Oh AMAC is now censuring comments! Mine is “awaiting approval” Very Interesting:/
UNBELIEVABLE!!
…”Fecteau claimed that Libby had violated one of the “long held political traditions” of “leaving kids out of it.” The speaker then led the House to censure Libby on February 25 in what she called blatant political retaliation.”
Its unbelievable to me that the House even followed this Fecteau on such a wild idea as to CENSURE Libby!! There is NOTHING that states Libby’s duties can be withheld from her for having an opinion on issues. How LAME are people like FECTEAU and the OTHER HOUSE MEMBERS that went along with this! Is the HOUSE a place to be turned into..”I don’t like what she said, or he said so let’s ban them from voting and doing their job.” Are they F-1ng BABIES!! What a WAIST of TIME and their TAX PAYERS MONEY! And a waist of court time as well! Those VOTED IN are SUPPOSED to have the opinions of their constituents and if another member or few other members don’t LIKE it, TOUGH
S—T!! That’s what it’s about you DUMB-A POLITICIANS!!
Its NOT about WHINING and GANGING UP LIKE BULLIES ON A PLAYGROUND because you don’t like what someone is saying, and stopping EVERYONES REAL WORK!!! That’s the same as saying you DONT LIKE what AMERICANS are saying! Keep showing us who you idiots are by pulling crap like this! We know who to k1ck to the curb!! Relieve F3cteau and EVERYONE that went along with this baby game from their duties because CLEARLY they can’t handle it!
Why on earth are you still giving your money to AARP? Gracious. Don’t you know what all they support?
Dimocraps have lost their sense of right and wrong, Unfortunately we also have a few on SCOTUS who also don’t know right from wrong. This should not be based on political party affiliation, but right from wrong always. The same thing our Constitution is based on and The Ten Commandments from God.
Thank you Supreme court. Sometimes it really sucks to be a radical minority on the left.
I think troops should be sent to Maine to take it back for America as it has been taken over by far left Nazi filth that are sub-human evil scum-suckers. All and I mean all the demoncrats should be rounded up and placed in outdoor concentration camps until they can be sent out of the country and back to Iran where they belong. Let the queers see how they get along with the Iranians.
Oh …. Good Lawd!! That would be the equivalent of having bamboo shoots driven under your finger nails before the next act of torture … water boarding.
Look no further for DEI hires than Clarence Thomas.