A Republican lawmaker in Maine is suing the state’s Democratic House speaker over her censure that followed a social media post about a transgender athlete participating in high school sports.

I have the constitutional right to speak out and my constituents have the right to full representation in the Maine House,’ Representative Laurel Libby said.

Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby has filed a lawsuit against Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau after she was censured for pointing out a high school trans athlete on social media.