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Maine, Transgender Athletes

Republican Maine lawmaker sues over censure following viral post about transgender student athlete

A Republican Maine state representative has filed a lawsuit alleging the state’s House speaker and other Democrats violated her First Amendment rights and disenfranchised her constituents by censuring her last month and barring from speaking or voting on the House floor.

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Trump Administration Says Maine Broke Law by Allowing Transgender Athletes on Teams

After issuing an executive order barring transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports last month, President Trump targeted the state for scrutiny.

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Maine House speaker deletes X account after censuring lawmaker opposed to transgender athletes in girls sports

The Maine House of Representatives' Democratic speaker, Ryan Fecteau, deleted his X account days after censuring Republican Rep. Laurel Libby.

WGME Portland on MSN · 20h

Censured Maine lawmaker who posted photo of trans student sues House Speaker

A Maine Republican lawmaker is filing a lawsuit against the House Speaker. Representative Laurel Libby claims House Speaker Ryan Fecteau violated her First and 14th Amendment rights when House members voted along party lines to censure her last month,

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Two transgender girls, six federal agencies. How Trump is trying to pressure Maine into obedience

Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ ...

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USDA suspends Maine university funding after Trump row over transgender athletes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended funding for research and programs at the University of Maine, the school ...

All of Maine’s federal judges recuse themselves from Rep. Laurel Libby’s lawsuit against House speaker

None of the judges gave any reasoning for the recusals and the Republican state lawmaker's case will now be considered by a ...

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Maine judges won’t be involved in Rep. Laurel Libby lawsuit

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI/WMTW) - All of Maine’s active federal judges have recused themselves from a lawsuit made by Republican ...

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Trump admin cuts funding to Maine universities as state defies order to ban trans athletes from women’s sports

Trump initially vowed to cut funding to Maine specifically if it continued to allow trans athletes to compete in girls sports during a meeting of GOP governors at the White House on Feb. 20.

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Angus King, Susan Collins break on bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports

The proposal would have direct implications in Maine, where a law has allowed some transgender athletes to compete in women's ...

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Trump administration says Maine’s transgender athlete policies violate Title IX

The Trump administration says Maine’s education department violated federal law by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ and women’s sports. The Department of Health and ...

Trump admin declares Maine violated Title IX by letting trans athletes play in girls' sports

The Department of Health and Human Services served a notice of Title IX violation to Maine after it defied Trump's executive ...

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Will public opinion shift on transgender athletes in Maine sports?

A recently released Gallup poll that surveyed 1,000 people showed around 70% are against trans athletes competing outside of ...

Advocates concerned but confident Maine laws will protect trans youth

As questions over sports and health care for transgender people roil Maine and the nation, advocates say Maine’s protections ...

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