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A New York state supreme court judge has issued a ruling that will allow males to join female-only sports teams in Nassau County once again.In February, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an executive order that barred trans-identifying males from joining female-only sports teams that use county athletic facilities for competition, as Blaze News previously reported."Lack of courage from a judge who didn’t want to decide the case on its merits."However, many LGBTQ-related organizations immediately cried foul, and New York Attorney General Letitia James vowed to fight the executive order in court. In a cease and desist letter issued days later, James called Blakeman's executive order "discriminatory," "transphobic," and "illegal."Now, it seems James and other LGBTQ+ supporters have won the first round of legal battles in this case. On Friday, in response to a lawsuit filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the Long Island Roller Rebels, a women’s roller derby league based in Nassau County, Justice Francis Ricigliano of the New York Supreme Court claimed that Blakeman lacked the authority to enact the policy regarding women's and girls' sports and therefore overruled it."This Court finds the County Executive acted beyond the scope of his authority as the Chief Executive Officer of Nassau County," Ricigliano wrote in the 13-page decision. The judge claimed that the county legislature must first pass such a bill before the county executive can sign it into law. Thus, Ricigliano apparently did not consider the merits of the case but only the procedures undergirding it."Lack of courage from a judge who didn’t want to decide the case on its merits. Unfortunately girls and women are hurt by the court," Blakeman said about the judge and the ruling. He confirmed that he intends to appeal.Meanwhile, AG James is celebrating the decision, calling it "a major victory" in the fight against discrimination. "My office will keep working to ensure every New Yorker is free to be who they are," she wrote on X. — (@) Amanda Urena — the vice president of Long Island Roller Rebels, who competes under the name Curly Fry, identifies as queer, and prefers they/them pronouns — likewise considers the judge's ruling "a victory" for inclusivity in the fight against "transphobia." "Today’s decision is a victory for those who believe that transgender people have the right to participate in sports just like everyone else," Urena said."County Executive Blakeman’s order tried to punish us just because we believe in inclusion and stand against transphobia. Trans people belong everywhere, including in sports, and they will not be erased."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

SEATTLE, Wash. — In a case of not-so-friendly fire, some members of the radical far-left group Antifa started to beat up and harass a fellow campus occupier at the University of Washington during the pro-Israel march that took place on Sunday.It started when one of the Antifa hooligans stole an American flag from Ari Hoffman, an outspoken Jewish conservative who is a Seattle radio host and who spoke at the pro-Israel rally moments before.Hoffman and few other Jewish protesters were walking by one of the entrances to the encampment, which was barricaded and guarded by Antifa, when the flag was stolen. The Antifa member ran behind a set of porta-potties and barricades the school had provided. — (@) In the moment of chaos, other Antifa members who were outside the zone also started to run toward the scene to provide backup to their "comrades." At that point, someone had entered whom Antifa did not recognize. The blacked-out radicals started to beat and shove the man out of the zone, thinking he was with Hoffman's crew.The disoriented man started to yell, "Friendly, friendly!"After a few moments, Antifa realized their mistake and let him go. — (@) The campus police who were following Hoffman's team told Hoffman to leave the area to avoid any further confrontation, to which Hoffman said they were not the problem and had done nothing to cause the incident.That was not the only case where a flag was stolen from the pro-Israeli side. In another case, a flag was stolen from a Marine Corps veteran, and Antifa sprayed the crowd with an unknown substance. — (@) An Israeli flag was set on fire by the UW camp occupiers. — (@) It does not appear that the UW encampment will go anywhere any time soon. The school is determined to end the occupation through negotiations. While most colleges have ended their spring semester or are about to, UW's school year does not end until early June, giving anti-Israel protesters ample time to stay in the quad. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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