Trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr sues Montana over censure and removal from House floor.

The ACLU of Montana has filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana, Rep. Matt Regier, and Bradley Murfitt over the censure of Rep. Zooey Zephyr, Montana's first transgender state legislator. The lawsuit alleges that the actions taken by Montana's Republican-led House of Representatives to silence Zephyr are a violation of her First Amendment rights. Zephyr was officially censured on Thursday but has been barred from speaking during House debates since April 20. The first action against Zephyr stemmed from her vocal opposition to a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors, which was signed into law Friday by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte.