Greater Nashua

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Maine legislature to count the votes of a GOP lawmaker who was censured after she identified a transgender teen athlete in a viral social-media post. The court majority sided with Rep. Laurel Libby, who filed an emergency appeal to restore her ability to vote while her lawsuit over the punishment plays out. There were two noted dissents, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The majority did not explain its reasoning, as is typical on the court's emergency docket. Jackson, for her part, said the case isn't an emergency in need of Supreme Court intervention since there are no significant upcoming votes where Libby's participation could change the outcome. She acknowledged, though, that the case "raises many difficult questions" and Libby may ultimately win. The Democratic-controlled state House censured ...