Maine Rep. Laurel Libby officially has speaking rights restored after controversial trans athlete censure

Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby spoke to Fox News Digital about her appeal to the Supreme Court, and the social media post that identified a trans athlete.

Maine state representative Laurel Libby had her speaking rights restored by fellow state lawmakers on Wednesday, five months after she was censured for a social media post that identified a trans athlete. 

The Supreme Court restored Libby's voting rights on May 20 after she filed a lawsuit in response to the censure, but her speaking rights have still been withheld from her until now. Libby was still waging her lawsuit against Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau to have the full censure overturned. 

Libby told Fox News Digital that she walked into the state capital Wednesday unaware that today her speaking rights would be restored, and she didn't even find out until near the end of the session when she and others were getting ready to adjourn. 

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Just before adjournment, House assistant majority leader Lori Gramlich proposed a resolution that upon adjourning, Libby's full voting and speaking rights would be restored. The resolution passed by a vote of 115-16. 

"It was a surprise, it was our 33rd supplement of the day, and within minutes it was on the floor," Libby said. 

Libby's censure was initially passed on Feb. 25 by a vote of 75-70. Libby said no reason was given for Wednesday's surprise resolution that ended the censure. But she believes it's because of the momentum she had in her lawsuit and the growing public opposition against trans athletes in girls' sports.

"Democrats know that they are losing on this issue, that the majority of not just Mainers, but Americans, do not agree with their extreme stance allowing