ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — A Nassau County Supreme Court judge upheld a local law blocking transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities. On Monday, Judge R. Bruce Cozzens ruled in favor of the county in a lawsuit brought by a local roller derby league and the New York Civil Liberties Union, the latest in the ongoing legal battle over the rights of trans New Yorkers.

"We are grateful that the court found our law to be valid and legal," said Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman on Tuesday, adding that the county "will continue to protect girls and women from unsafe and unfair competition.” The plaintiffs in the lawsuit had a different take. "Nassau County’s anti-trans sports ban is cruel, and today’s decision to uphold it is

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