A Nassau County, NY order that banned transgendered “women” and “girls” from playing in girls’ school sports was struck down by County Judge Francis Ricigliano. The judge claimed he struck down the ruling because the county executive had no authority to create the order.
He claimed the County Executive, Bruce Blakeman, had no authority to effectively create legislation. He stated “In doing so, this Court finds the County Executive acted beyond the scope of his authority as the Chief Executive Officer of Nassau County,”
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Excerpt from townhall.com
On Friday, a judge struck down an executive order in a New York County that prohibited so-called “transgender” athletes from competing in women’s sports.
To recap, Townhall previously reported how Nassau County, New York banned girls’ sports leagues that permit so-called “transgender” athletes to compete against females. The move was done through an executive order signed by County Executive Bruce Blakeman. Shortly after, New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) sent a cease-and-desist letter to the county over the order.
In response to the cease-and-desist letter, Blakeman announced that the county would sue James.
According to Fox News, Judge Francis Ricigliano ruled that Blakeman did not have the authority to issue the order banning transgenders from women’s sports (via Fox News):
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