# JACKSON THOMPSON: Democrat-appointed judges hand Letitia James win over county trying to protect girls sports

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jackson-thompson-democrat-appointed-judges-hand-letitia-james-win-over-county-trying-to-protect-girls-sports/
- Published: 2026-11-04T22:21:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T02:44:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/jackson-thompson-democrat-appointed-judges-hand-letitia-james-win-county-trying-protect-girls-sports
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Appeals judges invalidated Nassau County’s restrictions on women’s sports permits.
- The ruling cited New York’s gender identity protections.
- Nassau County plans to continue its legal challenge.

## Summary

A New York appeals court struck down Nassau County’s restrictions on transgender girls and women competing in women’s sports at county facilities. The unanimous ruling found the law conflicted with state protections against discrimination based on gender identity, giving Attorney General Letitia James a victory in her legal challenge.

The law required sports organisations seeking county permits to classify events by sex at birth and barred women’s and girls’ events from including transgender female competitors. It affected more than 100 county facilities, but did not exclude transgender athletes from all sports. Nassau County says it is reviewing the ruling and intends to continue its appeal; the restrictions began with an executive order in 2024 and were later passed into law.

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