The U S Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Maine state lawmaker who was barred from voting on legislation over a Facebook post sharing a picture of a trans-identified male athlete winning a women

The Supreme Court rules in favor of Maine lawmaker Laurel Libby, who was censured for defending women's sports from male intrusion.

The state’s attorney general had said such intervention by the justices would be unprecedented.

Trans athlete Soren Stark-Chessa finished first in the 1600-meter race at a recent track meet in Maine. Republican state representative Laurel Libby complained about Stark-Chessa’s win on a Fox News appearance, saying that trans athletes are “pushing many, many of our young women out of the way in their ascent to the podium”.