SJSU volleyball player, 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.
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 athletic conference over transgender policy, forfeitures
The volleyball players in the suit claim the matches forfeited due to the presence of Fleming should not count as losses because the women were simply exercising their First Amendment rights and the newly-enacted TPP should not have passed in the first place.
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.
Transgender athlete dispute goes to federal court; BSU volleyball players sign on as plaintiffs
This story was originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on Nov. 14, 2024. A dozen plaintiffs — including two Boise State University volleyball players — are taking an ongoing transgender athletics dispute to a federal court.
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.
Report: BSU Women's Volleyball players join lawsuit vs. SJSU over trans-athlete dispute
According to Idaho Ed News two Bise State volleyball players are among a dozen plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against San Jose State University for an ongoing
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,
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 Volleyball Championship, arguing that allowing a male-born athlete to compete in women’s collegiate sports violates Title IX.
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.
SJSU women's volleyball coach, team captain file Title IX lawsuit against Mountain West Conference
A lawsuit was filed against the Mountain West Conference, the California State University system, San Jose State University’s ...
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 ...
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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 ...