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The governor of Maine Janet Mills will be one of the recipients of the Human Rights Prize in the Human Rights Organization of Robert F. Kennedy. A ceremony will take place next month.
Mills will receive the prize because of his battle with the administration of President Donald Trump on the inclusion of transgender athletes in female and girls sports.
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Maine Governor Janet Mills attends the Pen America’s Printemps at the American Museum of Natural History on Thursday May 15, 2025 in New York. (Andy Kropa / Invision / AP)
“I am honored to receive this recognition by the name of former attorney general Robert F. Kennedy, a heroic champion of civil rights and the rule of law governing our nation and inspires the world,” said Mills in a press release.
“Throughout my career as a district prosecutor, Attorney General, and now as the Governor of Maine, I fought to maintain the constitution of my state and my country. I think it is the responsibility of all Americans to speak in defense of their principles, for the rights of others, and for the rule of law that protects us all. recognizes how his remarkable heritage should inspire us all today. “”
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Democratic Governor Janet Mills delivered his speech on the state of the state, on January 30, 2024, at the State House in Augusta, in Maine. (AP photo / Robert F. Bukaty, file)
Mills, as well as the Ministry of Justice, the Pardon of Pardon Elizabeth Oyer and the activist of immigration and reform Jeanette Vizguerra, received the prize “for their moral courage and their desire to act on their convictions – even at personal risks”.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) continued the state of Maine in April while Mulls shaken up the president’s decree to keep men away from female and female sports. Maine’s transgender participation policies were a source of dismay, leading to a public spit between Trump and Mills during a meeting with the governors in February. The USDA trial was one of the rare deposited against the state.
The USDA has announced a freezing of funding and an examination of federal funding at Maine for the state refusing to provide equal chances to women and girls in educational programs. USDA secretary Brooke Rollins said at the time that the state had to agree to protect female athletes against transcusion before funding.
The Maine continued the USDA for the freezing of funding and accused the ministry of “retaining the funding used to feed children in schools, daycares and programs after school as well as disabled adults in the middle of the family”.
President Donald Trump signs a decree that prohibits transgender female athletes from participating in female or girls sporting events, in the east house on the White House, Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP photo / Alex Brandon)
The state abandoned the trial against the administration while the USDA agreed to restore federal funding earlier this month.
Maine is still faced with other legal battles on the problem.
