A San Jose State University volleyball player is at the center of controversy over transgender athletes. Here’s what we know
The San Jose State University women’s volleyball team is set to face Boise State University Friday at the Mountain West tournament in what would usually be a celebration of athletic prowess and achievement.
Judge rules that San Jose State’s purportedly transgender player can compete at MW tournament
Slusser and the others sued San Jose State officials, the conference and other defendants in Colorado federal court Nov. 13. For courts, temporary injunctions like those sought in this case are intended to “preserve the status quo” until a trial can provide a legal resolution, Crews said.
San Jose State women's volleyball in middle of national debate about transgender athletes
What has become a contentious topic across the country found its way to San Jose State's campus in September, when Spartans Volleyball co-captain Brooke Slusser joined a national lawsuit aiming to ban transgender women from competing in women's sports and outed one of her teammates in the process.
Judge denies request to block San Jose State volleyball player from Mountain West tournament
The plaintiffs sued the Mountain West and its commissioner over the participation of a player who they say is transgender.
San Jose State blocks interview requests for Blaire Fleming, others before conference tournament
San Jose State denied OutKick its request to interview several figures around the team following a tumultuous season for the Spartans ahead of the conference tournament.
San Jose State volleyball player on why she outed her transgender teammate
Brooke Slusser, a co-captain on the San Jose State Women's Volleyball team, is in her senior year and she's getting more attention for what she's doing off the court than her performance on it, but she wouldn't change that.
The San Jose State volleyball case: Where things stand ahead of Mountain West Tournament
San Jose State University’s volleyball team is the latest flash point in a dispute about transgender players in women’s sports.
San Jose State won’t let player at center of transgender volleyball controversy do interviews at tournament
Blaire Fleming won’t be doing any interviews during the Mountain West Conference volleyball tournament. The San Jose State player, at the center of an ongoing controversy over her gender, will be allowed to compete in the tournament after a federal judge in Colorado ruled in her favor.
Judge rejects effort to stop transgender college volleyball player competing
A transgender athlete on the San Jose State University women's volleyball team can continue to compete, a US judge has ruled, denying a request made by other players to keep her off the court. Monday's ruling by US District Judge S Kato Crews will allow the athlete,
Transgender San José State volleyball player can compete, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Monday that a transgender volleyball player at San José State University can continue to compete on the women’s team. The decision by Judge S. Kato Crews of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado came two days before San José State was set to compete in a conference tournament involving six other schools,
Appeals court rejects emergency bid to ban transgender San Jose State volleyball player from championship tournament
A last-minute appeal by a San Jose State University women’s volleyball player to get her transgender teammate banned from a regional championship series starting Wednesday has been denied. A two-judge panel in Colorado federal appeals court on Tuesday morning rejected the emergency appeal by San Jose co-captain Brooke Slusser and others to prevent a transgender woman from playing for the
SJSU trans player Blaire Fleming joins teammate Brooke Slusser on conference honors list amid lawsuits
San Jose State volleyball players Blaire Fleming and Brooke Slusser were listed as Mountain West all-conference honorable ...
Purported transgender player on San Jose State women’s volleyball team can compete in championship series, judge rules
A bid by the co-captain of San Jose State University’s women’s volleyball team to get a purportedly transgender teammate ...
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San Jose State women's volleyball forfeits, explained: Why opponents are canceling games after transgender player rumor
As of Oct. 3, four of San Jose State's scheduled opponents have either forfeited or canceled matches. In addition to the cancellations, Brooke Slusser, a co-captain of San Jose State's ...
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Slusser has a lawsuit filed against San Jose State
San Jose State Spartans women’s volleyball player Brooke Slusser reacted to the suspension of her assistant coach who spoke out against the team’s transgender player Blaire Fleming.
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San Jose State teammates ‘don’t feel safe anymore’ in transgender controversy after coach suspended: captain
San Jose State women's volleyball associate coach Melissa Batie-Smoose was suspended on Nov. 2, 2024. SJSU Athletics Brooke Slusser, a San Jose State University women’s volleyball ...