Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau in the U.S. District Court of Maine for violating her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by censuring her last month for posting a publicly-available photograph of a trans-sexual identifying high school athlete and stripping her of her ability to speak or vote on behalf of her constituents in the legislature.
Rep. Libby’s suit seeks declaratory relief that her censure violated her rights, and injunctive relief against her silencing and the removal of her voting privileges. It also seeks legal expenses from the defendant for the costs of the action as well as “any other legal and equitable relief the Court may deem just and proper.”
“Instead of having an open and honest debate about the devastating impacts of Maine girls being forced to compete against biological males, Speaker Fecteau and his Democratic colleagues resorted to canceling and silencing me,” Rep. Libby said in a statement issued about the suit.
“Speaker Fecteau and the Democrat majority are risking hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for our schools by stubbornly refusing to address this injustice. I have the constitutional right to speak out and my constituents have the right to full representation in the Maine House. Biological males have no place in girls’ sports. Our girls have every right, under federal law, to fair competition in sports. We will not let them be erased by the Democrat majority advancing a woke progressive agenda,” she continued.
By a 75-70 vote along party lines, the Maine House of Representatives voted to censure Libby on February 25. Since then, she has been unable to speak on behalf of legislation she has sponsored and is effectively barred from representing her 9,000 constituents on critical questions, including those on state spending as the legislature is poised to vote on a $120 million supplemental budget request.
Libby’s suit names as co-plaintiffs a half dozen specific constituents. Her 29-page complaint also cites specific examples of Rep. Fecteau posting photos of students for political purposes and draws attention to the fact that her actions were driven not only to protect female athletes but also to point out that Maine is in violation of an executive order issued by President Donal Trump barring biological males from participating in female school athletics.
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I back Libby 100%!!!
Agree with her but this just gonna cost Mainers money cuz democrats will never be held accountable…
If Laurel doesn’t win this, it will be obvious that Biden has ruined our judicial system. I hope Pam Bondi and the DOJ will do what they can in this case.
Give them hell Laurel!
GOOD for her !
Wonderful Wonderful News .
Make this Fecteau character squirm .
He deserves whatever punishment HE gets .
I don’t care HOW MUCH it costs .
These as-*hole democrats need to be put in their place .
I am sick and tired of this democrat insanity .
This is great news!
Funny, Ive been asking for help for awhile now………….
Even if this doesn’t work just remember the pendulum of politics swings both ways like it just did in washington. I would imagine shortly after the adults are back in charge the first order of business will be to censure all democrats, as they deserve.
Censure that n——e d—k Baldacci
Laurel for Guv na
Laurel is a much prettier woman than fecteau…..
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Based on this, Rep. Green must sue Speaker Johnson for the same reasons. Rep. Libby and every REpublican in Maine should support Rep. Green in a lawsuit against Speaker Johnson. It’s a two-way street, so either put up or shut up on your stance concerning censure of an elected official.
Janet Mills should be included in the lawsuit! Fecteau and the dems were clearly being directed by Adolph Mills!
I’m sure the pictures posted by Fecteau online were probably young boys! C’mon man , no joke!
Has it occurred to no one yet that men dominating women’s sports is just another form of misogyny?
Laural Libby is, in my opinion, is the best rep in Maine hands down.
Lets look at this. If boys who hate females get to beat them in sports because someone says they can, is this not a hate crime? How about 1 for 1, I man in girls sports for every girl in mens sports. Fair enough?
Speaker fecal matter (Fecteau) talking sh#t again?
Excellent………
So where does Senator Collins stand on this issue? Her latest report included this quote in relation to “International women’s day” “On International Women’s Day, we honor the achievements of women who have blazed trails and broken barriers in every field of endeavor. At the same time, we recognize that millions of women and girls around the world face growing oppression and violence, denying them the freedoms and opportunities they deserve. Today is an opportunity to reaffirm our enduring commitment to work toward a world that guarantees basic human rights and values the contributions of women of all ages.” HONOR THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN WHO HAVE BLAZED TRAILS AND BROKEN BARRIERS IN EVERY FIELD OF ENDEAVOR. Hmmm … What about those women (females) whose achievements in sports were wiped from them by those who were not born female? “OPPORTUNITY TO REAFFIRM OUR ENDURING COMMITMENT TO WORK TOWARD A WORLD THAT GUARANTEES BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS AND VALUES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN OF ALL AGES” You mean if it’s not sports related, Senator Collins?
I also back Libby.
Taxation without representation
Everything starts with a bad governor. At the end Libbi will win, no point going against the common sense.
I wholeheartedly agree with Rep. Libby and her rights under the First Amendment. Unfortunately, it has come to the point in Government that everything has to be settled in Court? This will take years to get to a Common Cense solution! I don’t General Mills got the message that Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election by a large margin due in part to the Dems stance on DEI. Mills no longer has Joe Biden in her pocket?
I read the posts and the person that compared Rep. Greens censor in the US House is totally different. Rep. Green chose to make a ruckus on the house during President Trumps Address to Congress. He was giving the opportunity to refrain from his interruptions and was warned to cease by Speaker Johnson. Totally different, but that is how Democrats try to defer attention to themselves!
Nearly 80% of the population in the United States agree that boys do not belong in girls sports. Title IX created an equal playing field for females to compete in sports. There are only two genders Male and Female. You are born one or the other!
Does she have a fund me? I would chip in. These dems are way out of control.