Maine State Representative Laurel Libby’s trial of her recent distrust of the state legislator went to a federal court on Friday for her first hearing on Rhode Island. US Medical Judge Melissa Dubose presides the case and makes a decision in response to Libby’s request for a preliminary injunction in the coming weeks.

Dubose was appointed by former President Joe Biden in early January.

Libby sues Maine House speaker Ryan Fecteau and Representate Clerk Robert Hunt, after the Democrat’s majority voted to censor her over a social media post in February, identifying a trans athlete who won a state pole vault competition.

The prerequisite for the censorship was based on Libby’s submissions that identified a minor by name and in a photo.

But Libby and her lawyer, Patrick Strawbridge, claim that a mistrust against her violates her first change rights and free her more than 9,000 voters. On Friday, they argued that the penalty was “extreme” and enters “unprecedented territory” by attenuating an elected official.

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Maine Assistant Attorneys General Jonathan Bolton and Kimberly Patwardhan, who represented the Fecteau and the state, defended distrust, arguing that decisions on voting, adoption of rules and punitive members are within the constitutional authority of Maine House.

Libby told Pakinomist Digital that she feels “optimistic” by getting out of the first hearing.

“I think our case is strong and whether it is resolved now or at any step in the future, I feel that we will eventually prevail. I am optimistic, definitely after today, and hope the court will see the damage done to our voters,” Libby said.

“What was remarkable to me was AAG’s dependence on the legislature being over the law … They are almost exclusively dependent on legislative immunity.”

Libby’s original social media posts are shooting into an ongoing conflict with the federal government about the state’s refusal to ban trans athletes from women’s sports.

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The state has refused to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban trans athletes from girls and women’s sports, causing huge Federal pressure. Trump initially promised to cut federal funding to the state if it refused to comply with the order during a 20th February speech, days after Libby made his social media post.

The US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced a break and a continuous review of federal funding to Maine after The state refused To provide equal opportunities for women and girls in educational programs.

Free Speech Group Fire filed an amicus brief in support of Libby on Thursday the day before the first hearing.

“If political majorities can impose draconian sanctions on political minorities, no point of view is certain. It is no way to maintain America’s robust obligation to free and open political speech, which is why the first change prohibits officials from reciprocating against dissensing views,” Fire Visiting Senior Attorney JT Morris Pakinomist Digital said.

All Maine’s Federal Judges have deducted from the case.

The judges, John C. Nivison, John A. Woodcock, Lance E. Walker, Karen F. Wolf, Stacey D. Neumann and Nancy Torresen, signed the decree order on Tuesday, shortly after the case was originally filed. No reason was given to the judges’ withdrawal. The case has since been referred to the district of Rhode Island.

On March 20, Libby was allowed to speak and present 10 changes during a vote of the State’s half -yearly budget. One of these amendments was not related to the budget, but was a proposal to keep trans athletes out of girls’ sports.

But when Libby spoke to present his amendments, several Democrats protested and began a debate with Republican representatives. In the end, Libby’s changes were not even considered and the Democrats moved to get the amendments exposed indefinitely.