SJSU volleyball players, assistant coach suing over transgender athlete claims amid 6th forfeiture
Claims from a San Jose State women's volleyball player that her teammate is transgender have made this a controversial season for the Spartans. Now, the university and Mountain West Conference are part of a lawsuit alleging violations of protected rights.
San Jose State Volleyball Star Brooke Slusser Speaks Out on Coach Suspension Amid Transgender Athlete Controversy
Brooke Slusser criticizes San Jose State’s decision to suspend assistant coach after filing a Title IX complaint regarding a transgender teammate.
San Jose State teammates ‘don’t feel safe anymore’ in transgender controversy after coach suspended: captain
Melissa Batie-Smoose was suspended Saturday, less than two hours before the team’s match against New Mexico, after she filed a Title IX complaint earlier that week.
Volleyball players, coach sue San Jose State, Mountain West for allowing transgender athlete
The plaintiffs include SJSU co-captain Brooke Slusser, assistant coach Melissa Batie-Smoose and two former Spartans players.
Who is Melissa Batie-Smoose? San Jose School Volleyball Coach Suspended For Speaking Against Trans Player
Coach Melissa Batie- Smoose, San Jose State volleyball coach was suspended after she complained against a transgender player Blaire Fleming. Batie-Smoose's complaint alleged that Fleming had met with Colorado State University' s Malaya Jones before a match in Fort Collins on October 3.
Volleyball players sue Mountain West over San Jose State player
A lawsuit filed on Wednesday asks for a San Jose State University volleyball player to be declared ineligible for the Mountain West Conference tournament because the player is reportedly transgender.
Utah State volleyball co-captain, others sue Mountain West for allowing transgender athlete
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Colorado against the Mountain West and its commissioner, Gloria Nevarez, seeks emergency injunctive relief that would declare a transgender San Jose State women’s volleyball player ineligible for the upcoming conference tournament in Las Vegas on Nov. 27-30.
San Jose State volleyball team 'distraught' over coach's firing following lawsuit to protect women's sports
San Jose State University volleyball co-captain Brooke Slusser spoke out amid the school’s transgender athlete controversy after the associate head coach was terminated.
Women’s volleyball players suing Mountain West, commissioner in transgender controversy
Current and former San Jose State women’s volleyball players are part of a 12-person lawsuit filed against the Mountain West and commissioner Gloria Nevarez alleging Title IX and First Amendment violations amid the controversy surrounding transgender Blaire Fleming’s roster status,
San Jose State Volleyball Players React to Coach's Firing Over Transgender Athlete Dispute
The San Jose State women’s volleyball team is reeling after the firing of Assistant Coach Melissa Batie-Smoose following her legal challenge over transgender athlete inclusion.
New lawsuit explicitly targets San Jose State over transgender volleyball firestorm
The lawsuit adds more fuel to America’s fiery debate over the participation of trans women in women’s sports. Like the ...
Lawsuit seeks to block biological male from playing in women’s college volleyball championship
Eleven female athletes and a coach have asked a court to bar a transgender player from competing in the Mountain West ...
Idaho Education News9h
Transgender dispute goes to federal court; Boise State players sign on as plaintiffs
Two Boise State University players are among the 12 plaintiffs in the suit against San José State University and the Mountain ...