The federal jurist assigned to the federal lawsuit against Maine for refusing to bar transgender-identifying men from women’s sports, U.S. Magistrate Judge John Nivison, recused himself from the case on Friday after previously recusing himself from Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) lawsuit against her censure order.
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a civil Title IX antidiscrimination lawsuit against Maine after the state obstinately refused to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order “Keeping Men out of Women’s Sports.”
That order established the administration’s interpretation of Title IX, demanding that schools protect girls’ spaces, such as restrooms and locker rooms, and girls’ sports from transgender-identifying men.
The U.S. District Court of Maine’s Judge Nivison was initially assigned to hear the federal case against Maine but recused himself without explanation on Friday.
Nivison was also among the judges who recused themselves from a related case last month. In March, Rep. Libby brought a suit against House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) after she was censured and prevented from voting or speaking on the House floor. Rep. Fecteau censured Libby with Democratic support after she posted a picture of a trans-identifying male athlete on social media showing him standing victorious at a high school girls’ sporting competition.
Libby’s post and the controversy surrounding it brought national attention to Maine and ultimately contributed to the federal lawsuit the state now faces.
Libby’s case was initially set to be considered in Maine’s federal court, but in an unprecedented move, every one of the state’s federal district judges recused themselves from the case without explanation.
The Maine Wire later discovered that one of the parents of the transgender-identifying high school athlete depicted in Libby’s post is an employee of the court, suggesting the likely reason for the recusal.
The same potential conflict of interest likely led to Nivison’s recusal from the DOJ lawsuit, as that lawsuit targets the same issue central to Libby’s situation.
The federal suit has been reassigned to Stacey D. Neumann, though she also recused herself from Libby’s case, suggesting that the same potential conflict seen by Nivison could apply to her as well.
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Right, so judges ARE bias, got it.
Good point. He’s saying he’ll be influenced by his feelings and not the law. I don’t think that’s how its suppose to work. More activist than judge.
So, as long as the trans pole vauters mother works for the courts, therewillbe no fairness to girls in sports. That is one powerful parent taking down the whole state.
It is obvious that the boy’s mother (who works for the courts) has something to do with all of this either by way of influence or position. There has got to be more to this story that hasn’t been fully told yet.
And so the liberal judge shopping starts.
FoJ
Friend of Janet’s
in case you dont understand…. he refuses to go along with the crazyness and lacks courage to stand for what his right… so he preserves his status by punting to a judge that will side the democrats! unless he is tranny himself there is no reason to recuse… just another way to judge shop…
Is he another LGBTQ sympathizer ?
Where the hell does these people come from ….Maine seems to have more than enough .
How about appointing a judge for Arkansas or Tennessee or some state that doesn’t worship queer dogma . What’s the problem with that ?
So the mother of the mentally ill Greely boy pole vaulter works with every justice in that court house??? Is she the janitor or cafeteria food server????
Is U.S. Magistrate Judge John Nivison light in his loafers?
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The real issue here is that if he upholds the law, it could reflect poorly on him with the people or groups he relies on for support. So instead of doing his job, he takes the easy way out and recuses himself. Honestly, judges should not be allowed to step away from a case without providing a clear and specific reason. That kind of move undermines public trust and accountability.
Reverse judge shopping. Judges keep recusing themselves to delay the suit and get this case to a judge that will not support the law. These judges do not want to be in a position to be faced with upholding the law of the land – Title 9. They also don’t want to be overruled in appeal. The Left has broken our judiciary system.
The left habit of hiding is obvious. They don’t like to stand in opposition to their own preferences. That’s not being neutral and pursuing justice…
Simple enough – Mills owns the courts, the judges and the entire judiciary in Maine!
She controls every investigative body, from the State AG, the MSP, all rhe DA’s, everyone!
Mills controls it all!