Nassau County says it intends to continue appealing the ruling
Nassau CountyNassau County Attorney Thomas Adams, in a statement reported by WABC-TV
In a statement after the ruling, Nassau County Attorney Thomas Adams says the county is reviewing the decision and intends to continue the appeals process.
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Nassau County's ban on teams that include transgender women and girls in women's and girls' sports at county facilities protects the integrity and safety of women's sports.
“we are reviewing the decision with the intention to continue the appeals process.”
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Appeals court strikes down Nassau County's ban on transgender women in women's sports at county parks; the county says it will keep appealing
On November 4, 2026, New York's Appellate Division, Second Department, ruled that Nassau County's law barring women's and girls' teams that include transgender women and girls from county parks and facilities conflicts with state anti-discrimination law and is invalid. Attorney General Letitia James and the NYCLU, which challenged the law, welcomed the ruling. The county attorney says Nassau intends to continue the appeals process.
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WABC-TV reports the ruling, quotes NYCLU senior staff attorney Gabriella Larios on behalf of the Long Island Roller Rebels, recalls Blakeman's defense of the measure when it was enacted, and quotes a statement from Nassau County Attorney Thomas Adams.
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WABC-TV reports that an appeals court struck down the county's ban, and that Blakeman defended the measure when it was enacted.
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WABC-TV reports that with the court's decision, the Long Island Roller Rebels can play again at county-run facilities.
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The reference point is Nassau County's law barring women's and girls' teams that include transgender women and girls from county parks and facilities, which the Second Department struck down on November 4, 2026. The county says it will keep appealing the ruling that struck down its law, which continues its defense of the ban.
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Read the full caseNYCLU, through attorney Gabriella Larios, calls Nassau's ban unjust and aimed at excluding trans people
New York Civil Liberties Union
“I want people to understand that this ban is unjust, and it is aimed at excluding trans people from places they have grown up, from communities that they feel safe in”Read statement
Letitia James calls Nassau's ban an illegal and exclusionary policy after the appeals court ruling
“No one asked for this illegal and exclusionary policy. Bruce Blakeman was just trying to stop athletes from playing with their teammates. I am pleased the court saw right through it.”Read statement
Bruce Blakeman says Nassau will continue to protect women's sports after an appeals court freezes the ban
“Nassau County will continue to protect the integrity and safety of women's sports”Read statement
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