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Zooey Zephyr fires back as judge rejects her return to Montana House floor

Headline from Newsweek, on the newest of 2 developments

Zephyr filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the state House decision to bar her from the chamber's floor for the remaining of the legislative session.

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  1. Judge rejects Zooey Zephyr bid to return to Montana House

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  2. Newest

    Zooey Zephyr fires back as judge rejects her return to Montana House floor

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Reports & sources

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr Sues Over Removal From House Floor by GOP Colleagues (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr asked a court Monday to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care

  2. Washington Examiner

    Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr suing state legislature over GOP censure (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Montana state Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who is transgender, has filed a lawsuit with the American Civil Liberties Union after being censured by the GOP-led state legislature.

  3. KRQE Albuquerque

    Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over removal from House floor (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

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    KRQE Albuquerque's feed description

    HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr asked a court Monday to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over leg…

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over her removal from the state’s House floor (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Zephyr said in a statement that she and her constituents were targeted “because I dared to give voice to the values and needs of transgender people like myself.”

  5. New York Times

    Transgender Lawmaker Sues Over Removal From Montana House Floor (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The lawsuit filed by Representative Zooey Zephyr argues that her First Amendment rights are being violated by Republicans who won’t let her participate in debates.

  6. Forbes

    Trans Montana Lawmaker Zooey Zephyr Sues State For Banning Her From House Floor (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    “House leadership explicitly and directly targeted me and my district,” Zephyr said in a statement.

  7. Billings Gazette

    Rep. Zephyr sues to restore access to Montana House floor (opens Billings Gazette)

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    Billings Gazette's feed description

    A transgender Democratic state lawmaker is asking a state district court to block the House Republicans' actions last week that banned her from accessing the chamber.

  8. The Boston Globe

    Montana Representative Zooey Zephyr sues over removal from House floor (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Attorneys for Montana state Representative Zooey Zephyr filed a lawsuit Monday in which they asked a court to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging …

  9. Insider

    Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues to regain the ability to speak in the legislature (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Zephyr filed the complaint on Monday after the Republican-led legislature voted to remove her from the House floor.

  10. Talking Points Memo

    Montana Rep Zooey Zephyr Sues To Do Her Job (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D) sued the state of Montana and the speaker of the Montana House on Monday after Republican lawmakers voted to censure and block her from speaking.

  11. Hot Air

    Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues state over alleged violation of First Amendment rights (opens Hot Air)

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    Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr is a transgender politician suing the state, House Speaker Matt Regier, and Sergeant at Arms for the Montana House of Representatives Bradley Murfitt after being censur...

  12. Jezebel

    Zooey Zephyr Is Suing for the Right to Speak in the Montana Legislature (opens Jezebel)

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    Jezebel's feed description

    "House leadership explicitly and directly targeted me and my district because I dared to give voice to...transgender people like myself," she said.

  13. Rolling Stone

    Exiled Trans Lawmaker Zooey Zephyr Sues Montana's GOP Leadership (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The Montana legislature voted last week to ban the representative from entering the state’s House of Representatives

  14. NPR

    Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over her removal from House floor (opens NPR)

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    Zephyr was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters.

  15. CBS News

    Transgender Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr sues state over censure (opens CBS News)

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    Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat, is casting votes from a state house snack bar after asking a court to allow for her return to the House floor.

  16. Newsweek

    Zooey Zephyr sues Montana GOP after being banned from House floor (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Republican-led Montana legislature barred Rep. Zephyr from the House floor over her remarks against a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors.

  17. Fox News

    Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr sues after being censured by Republicans (opens Fox News)

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    Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat, has filed suit against the state after being censured by Republicans, calling it a "disturbing" affront to democracy.

  18. CBS News

    Judge rejects Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr's effort to return to state House (opens CBS News)

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    Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the transgender Montana lawmaker who was silenced after telling Republicans they would have blood on their hands for opposing gender-affirming health care for kids, cannot yet return to the statehouse House floor and participate in debate, a judge ruled Tuesday.

  19. Mother Jones

    Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over removal from Montana state House floor (opens Mother Jones)

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    "The effort by House leadership to silence me and my constituents is a disturbing and terrifying affront to democracy itself."

  20. Fox News

    Montana judge rejects effort by transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr to return to state House floor (opens Fox News)

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    Montana transgender lawmaker Rep. Zooey Zephyr lost a court bid to return to the state House after being censured by Republicans.

  21. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Judge rejects Zooey Zephyr bid to return to Montana House (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the transgender state lawmaker silenced after telling Republicans they would have blood on their hands for opposing gender-affirming health care for kids, was barred from returning to the Montana House floor in a Tuesday court ruling that came just hours before the Legislature wra…

  22. The Boston Globe

    Judge rejects Zooey Zephyr effort to return to Montana House (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A judge ruled Tuesday that Zooey Zephyr cannot yet return to the statehouse House floor and participate in debate, after she had been silenced by Republicans.

  23. The Daily Caller

    Judge Rejects Transgender State Rep’s Bid To Return To Montana House (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A transgender state representative in Montana who was suspended from the chamber cannot yet return, a judge ruled May 2.

  24. Newsweek

    Zooey Zephyr fires back as judge rejects her return to Montana House floor (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Zephyr filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the state House decision to bar her from the chamber's floor for the remaining of the legislative session.

  25. Fox7 Austin

    Court ruling keeps Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr out of House (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The ruling came after attorneys for the state of Montana asked the judge to reject Zephyr’s attempt to return. She was silenced two weeks ago then banished last week for admonishing Republican lawmakers and encouraging a raucous statehouse protest.

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