Maine gov on DOJ lawsuit over transgender athletes: This is about 'states rights,' 'defending the rule of law'

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) commented Wednesday on the Justice Department’s (DOJ) announcement of a lawsuit targeting her state over transgender athletes, calling it part of “an unprecedented campaign to pressure the State of Maine to ignore the Constitution and abandon the rule of law.”

"This matter has never been about school sports or the protection of women and girls, as has been claimed, it is about states' rights and defending the rule of law against a federal government bent on imposing its will...