Overview

• A Long Island-based women's roller derby team, the Long Island Roller Rebels, is challenging a Nassau County executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in county facilities.
• The order, announced by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, requires sports teams to submit the sex assigned at birth of their members to use county facilities.
• New York Attorney General Letitia James has demanded the order be rescinded, labeling it 'transphobic and illegal,' and has threatened legal action if not complied with.
• The Roller Rebels, supported by the New York Civil Liberties Union, have sued Blakeman over the order, which they argue is invasive and discriminates under New York law.
• The order has sparked a legal battle, with Blakeman suing Attorney General James in return, challenging her application of the New York Human Rights Law against his order.