Overview

• Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cozzens ruled the local law lawful and described it as narrowly tailored to protect women and girls.
• The judge wrote that transgender athletes remain eligible for coed leagues and noted the county’s discretion over how it allocates permits for public facilities.
• The policy requires teams seeking permits for county fields and rinks to classify players by sex assigned at birth, limiting access to women’s and girls’ categories.
• Cozzens cited a Tennessee ruling and said Title IX permits sex-based distinctions in sports that can preempt conflicting state rules.
• The NYCLU, representing the Long Island Roller Rebels, said it will appeal, and a separate lawsuit filed by Attorney General Letitia James is still moving through the courts.