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Maine Rep. Laurel Libby She said she would appeal emergency intervention to the Supreme Court on Monday after lawmakers denounced her in a social media post about trans athletes.
Republican lawmakers ask supreme court He opposed Libby in search of a preliminary injunction to prevent sanctions in order to amend the federal court of appeals ruling.
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Rep. Laurel Libby will speak to a colleague on February 14, 2023 at the State Capitol Building in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukati, File)
“For more than 100 days, my members have not spoken about actions taken by the government that directly affect their lives,” Libby said in a statement Monday. “All the votes taken on the council floor are votes that my members cannot regain, and the good people in our district have been silent and deprived of their rights.
“We look forward to the courts to act promptly in halting the ongoing violations of the Constitution and suppressing voices against it, despite the continued wider cases throughout the appeal process.”
A Laurel Libby official has filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court. (Fox News)
The state’s Democratic majority voted to denounce her for writing a social media post in February identifying the trans athlete who won the women’s state pole vault competition. Libby filed a lawsuit against House Speaker Ryan Fecto, which overturned, but Rhode Island US District Judge Melissa Dubose ruled. Earlier this month to Libby.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals also ruled against Libby.
Libby previously told Fox News Digital that she was willing to take her case back to the Supreme Court.
“Our appeal calls on the court to amend this abuse of power and reaffirms that legislative leaders cannot use procedural manipulation and immunity immunity.
“I will remain optimistic to recognize that the courts are clearly at risk, the fundamental principle that neither the integrity of representative governments nor the legislative leaders nor the partisan majority do not exceed the constitution.
Libby represents 9,000 components in Maine’s 90th District and was unable to speak or vote on their behalf for two months in the state legislature.
US Supreme Court, November 15, 2023, Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)
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Dubose said in her ruling that the sanctions were “not extraordinary enough to wipe out the horrifying shields the courts provided to legislative acts.”
Fox News’ Jackson Thompson and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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