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Montana House Rep. Zooey Zephyr's censure shows that American standards of political decorum are failing

  • Written by Alauna Safarpour, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Montana House Rep. Zooey Zephyr's censure shows that American standards of political decorum are failingMontana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr raises a microphone on the House floor as protesters chant, "Let her speak," in April 2023. Amy Beth Hanson/AP

A Montana District Court judge has rejected Democratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s attempt to return to the House floor following Republican lawmakers’ moves that blocked her from entering or...

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