EXCLUSIVE: The lawsuit led by former San Jose State University women’s volleyball co-captain Brooke Slusser after her experience with a transgender teammate appears set to be directly influenced by the decisions in an ongoing Supreme Court case on trans athletes. Slusser filed the lawsuit against representatives of her school and the Mountain West Conference in fall 2024 after she allegedly was made to share bedrooms and changing spaces with trans teammate Blaire Fleming for a whole season without being informed that Fleming is a biological male. A federal judge made a ruling in the Slusser v. Mountain West case’s motion to dismiss on Tuesday. Colorado District Judge Kato Crews dismissed all the plaintiffs’ charges against the Mountain West Conference, but did not dismiss charges of Title IX violations against representatives of SJSU and the California State University (CSU) system. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Crews deferred his ruling on whether to dismiss those charges to after the decision in the ongoing B.P.J. v West Virginia Supreme Court case, which is expected to come in June.”The Motion to Strike Class Allegations is denied,” Crews wrote in his decision. “What remains of the Amended Complaint is Plaintiffs’ Title IX claims for damages against the CSU Board… So the Court defers ruling on the Title IX damages claims until after the Supreme Court has issued its ruling in B.P.J.”The CSU provided a statement to Fox News Digital in response to Crews’ ruling. “CSU is pleased with the court’s ruling. SJSU has complied with Title IX and all applicable law, and it will continue to do so,” the statement read.INSIDE THE SCOTUS HEARING BOUND TO BE A TURNING POINT IN THE CULTURE WAR OVER TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN’S SPORTSSlusser’s attorney, Bill Bock of the Independent Council on Women’s Sports, expects a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the legal defense representing West Virginia, thus helping his case. “We’re looking forward to the case going forward,” Bock told Fox News Digital. “I believe that the court is going to find that Title IX operates on the basis of biological sex, without regard to an assailant or professed gender, and so just like the congress and the members of congress that passed Title IX in 1972, allowed this specifically provided for in the regulations that there had to be separate men’s and women’s teams based on biological sex, I think the court is going to see that is the original meaning of the statute and apply it in that way, and I think it’s going to be a big win in women’s sports.”The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared prepared to rule in favor of West Virginia after oral arguments on Jan. 13. Slusser spoke on the steps of the Supreme Court on Jan. 13 while oral arguments took place inside, sharing her experience with a divided crowd of opposing protesters. Bock also said it is “likely” that his team will appeal the dismissal of charges against the Mountain West. “T
SJSU volleyball scandal lawsuit could be impacted by Supreme Court trans athlete cases after judge’s decision
