{"id":2112522,"date":"2023-11-30T16:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T21:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-tosses-trans-lawmakers-case-after-attempted-lawsuit-against-montana-house-of-reps\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:56:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T21:56:59","slug":"judge-tosses-trans-lawmakers-case-after-attempted-lawsuit-against-montana-house-of-reps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-tosses-trans-lawmakers-case-after-attempted-lawsuit-against-montana-house-of-reps\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans lawmaker&#8217;s case against Montana House of Reps dismissed by judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-tosses-trans-lawmakers-case-after-attempted-lawsuit-against-montana-house-of-reps%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2112522&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lawmaker Zooey \u2064Zephyr attends The Out100\u2063 Party \u200d2023 at\u200c NeueHouse Hollywood on November \u206309, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann\/Getty Images for Out.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>1:50 AM \u2013 Thursday, November 30, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Following the lawmaker\u2019s censure in April, Democrat state representative Zooey Zephyr, a biological male who\u200d identifies as a \u200dtransgender female, filed a lawsuit against \u200bthe state\u2019s House of Representatives.\u200c However, it was dismissed \u200cby \u2064a Montana\u200b judge\u200d on Tuesday, according\u2063 to court documents.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On April 26<sup>th<\/sup>, Zephyr received disciplinary\u2063 action from House officials for \u200cviolating parliamentary \u200dprocedure. A few days earlier,\u200b Zephyr supported \u2063protesters by holding up a microphone in \u2062support of those who had been arrested during\u200c the rally. For allegedly violating Zephyr\u2019s \u201cright to \u2064free speech,\u201d the transgender lawmaker filed a lawsuit against Republican state House Speaker Matt\u200b Regier (R-Mont.) and the House\u2019s Sergeant of Arms Bradley Murfitt.<\/p>\n<p>However, according\u200d to court documents, District Judge Mike Menahan argued that the legislature actually \u2062does have the \u2062right \u200band authority \u2062to discipline members who break the rules.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cArticle V, Section 10 of the \u200bMontana\u200b Constitution \u200bprovides the\u2064 Legislature the authority to discipline \u200dits members,\u201d Menahan\u2063 wrote. \u201cUnlike in Ramon, where the court found an answer would \u2064\u2018benefit Montana law enforcement officers by providing authoritative guidance on an unsettled issue regarding their authority,\u2019 the Legislature\u2019s disciplinary\u200c authority is not an unsettled issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A bill \u2064that would have prohibited\u200c physicians from giving cross-sex hormones to adolescents was the subject \u2062of the protests. Zephyr \u200bsaid\u2063 during a state House floor discussion that anyone\u200d who \u200csupported\u2063 the proposed law would have \u2064\u201cblood on [their] hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b the 28-page \u200blawsuit, Zephyr claimed that by forbidding discussion, the decision to censure \u201cunlawfully silenced [Zephyr].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, according to Menahan, Zephyr\u2019s \u200bcase was \u201cmoot\u201d because the censure time had\u2062 ended and Zephyr had \u200backnowledged that the censure was \u2062extremely uncommon\u200c and hence unlikely to occur \u2064again.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he\u200b disregarded the notion that Zephyr\u2019s censure\u2063 would affect how members \u200bcarry out their responsibilities since the legislature had the authority\u2062 to punish \u2063elected\u200b people for their questionable actions.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c judge\u2019s ruling \u2062successfully upheld the \u201crule of law,\u201d according \u200bto Emily Flower,\u200c a spokesman for the Montana Attorney General\u2019s\u200d Office, the defendants\u2019 legal representative.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe plaintiffs failed in their attempt to inject the court into legislative affairs and thwart the democratic process,\u201d Flower said. \u201cThe decisions in this case rightly upheld\u200b the \u2063Montana \u2063Constitution\u2019s\u2062 separation of powers and \u2064the rule of \u200dlaw.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free.\u2063 Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>California Governor \u200bGavin Newsom\u200c and Florida Governor\u200b Ron DeSantis\u2063 are set \u200dto debate one another tonight,\u200d but some are questioning\u200d DeSantis\u2019 motives for participating in the spectacle. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The families of people taken hostage by Hamas speak on Capitol Hill. 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House Speaker Mike\u2062 Johnson expresses reservations about \u200cthe \u2063push.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A Louisiana District Court and the\u2064 5th Circuit \u2062Court Of Appeals have\u2063 banned\u200d the Federal \u2064Government from working with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">social media companies<\/a> to\u200b censor speech. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>More advertisers are likely to\u2063 flee Elon Musk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X after the billionaire lashed out at some of \u2063the biggest names in the media industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>We asked ChatGPT, OpenAI\u2019s\u2063 viral chatbot, how \u2064it \u2063felt on its \u2063first birthday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>4:05 PM UTC \u2013 November 29, 2023 LONDON \u200c(Reuters) \u2013 Google DeepMind \u2063has used artificial intelligence (AI) to\u200c predict the structure \u200dof\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>November 29, 2023 \u2013 10:58 AM UTC BERLIN (Reuters) \u2013\u200c Germany\u2019s\u2063 Bitcoin Group (ADE.DE) said on Wednesday \u200cit was taking measures\u200c to\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200brnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What was the reason for Zooey Zephyr&#8217;s lawsuit \u2063against the Montana House of Representatives?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Lawmaker Zooey Zephyr&#8217;s Lawsuit Dismissed by Montana\u200c Judge<\/p>\n<p>On November \u200b30, 2023, it \u2063was reported that a lawsuit filed by Democrat \u2062state representative\u200d Zooey Zephyr against \u2063the\u2064 Montana \u200cHouse of Representatives had been \u2064dismissed by a judge. This lawsuit came as a result \u200cof Zephyr&#8217;s censure by House officials in April \u2064for violating parliamentary procedure. However, the judge ruled that the legislature has\u2062 the right and authority to discipline its members.<\/p>\n<p>Zephyr, a transgender female who identifies as a biological male, filed the lawsuit following the censure. The\u2062 lawmaker supported protesters by holding up \u200da microphone at a rally and was subsequently \u200ddisciplined for violating the rules of\u2062 the House. Allegedly, Zephyr&#8217;s &#8220;right to\u2064 free speech&#8221; \u200cwas violated, leading to the lawsuit against Republican\u2062 state House Speaker Matt Regier \u200cand the House&#8217;s Sergeant of Arms Bradley Murfitt.<\/p>\n<p>However, District \u2062Judge Mike Menahan argued that the legislature indeed has the authority to discipline its members. He referenced Article V, \u200cSection 10 of the Montana Constitution, which grants the legislature the power to discipline\u2062 its members. Menahan stated that the legislature&#8217;s disciplinary authority is not an unsettled issue, unlike in\u200d a previous case where the \u2062court found\u200c an answer would benefit law enforcement officers by \u200bproviding guidance on an unsettled \u200bissue regarding\u200c their authority.<\/p>\n<p>The protests that Zephyr supported were centered\u2063 around a bill that aimed to prohibit physicians from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gender-affirmation-for-minors-is-child-abuse-not-treatment\/\" title=\"\u2018Gender Affirmation\u2019 For Minors Is Child Abuse, Not Treatment\">administering cross-sex hormones<\/a> to adolescents. In a state House floor \u2063discussion, Zephyr stated \u200dthat anyone who supported\u2063 the proposed law would have\u2062 &#8220;blood on their hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the 28-page lawsuit, Zephyr argued that the decision\u200d to censure unlawfully silenced him\/her by forbidding \u2064discussion. However, Judge Menahan deemed the case &#8220;moot&#8221; since the censure time had already ended\u200d and Zephyr acknowledged that the\u200d censure was unlikely to occur again.<\/p>\n<p>Menahan also rejected the notion\u2064 that the censure would have a significant impact on how members carry out their responsibilities, as the legislature has \u200dthe authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-introduces-quality-that-could-open-u-s-residents-around-being-prosecuted-by-global-court\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar Introduces Quality THAT COULD Open U.S. Residents AROUND Being Prosecuted By Global Court\">punish elected officials<\/a> for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>The judge&#8217;s ruling was praised as\u200b upholding\u200d the \u2062&#8221;rule of law&#8221;\u200d by Emily Flower, a spokesman for the Montana Attorney General&#8217;s Office, which represented the defendants in the \u2063case.\u2062 Flower stated that the plaintiffs&#8217;\u200b attempt to involve the court in legislative affairs\u2064 and undermine the democratic process had failed.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Zooey Zephyr&#8217;s lawsuit against the \u2063Montana House of Representatives has been \u2062dismissed by a\u200d judge. The ruling reaffirms\u200c the legislature&#8217;s authority to discipline its members and upholds the principle of\u2062 the rule of law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmaker Zooey Zephyr, a transgender female, attended The Out100 Party 2023 in Hollywood, California. Following a censure in April, Democrat state representative Zooey Zephyr, a biological male, filed. 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