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Slusser et al v. Mountain West Conference, The et al
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1:24-cv-03155
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May 01, 2025
Judge Rejects Appeal Over Pronoun Use In Trans Athlete Case
A Colorado federal judge told a group of athletes Thursday that any stigma they perceive over his choice of pronouns to refer to a transgender volleyball player is "self-inflicted," according to an order declining to get the Tenth Circuit involved in his decision not to recuse from the case.
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March 13, 2025
Judge Faces Appeal For Not Recusing From Trans Athlete Case
A group of college athletes suing to stop a transgender woman from playing volleyball want an appellate court to step in and remove from the case the Colorado federal judge overseeing it, citing the "prejudice caused" by the judge's use of the transgender athlete's preferred female pronouns.
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February 28, 2025
Off The Bench: Trans Ban Recusal Bid, Wemby Spat, Fox Suit
In this week's Off The Bench, a Colorado federal judge won't recuse himself from a case centering on a transgender athlete over his pronoun use, the sale of a high-profile Victor Wembanyama jersey will go forward despite feverish litigation and a sprawling harassment suit against Fox Sports is shuffled from federal to state court.
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February 24, 2025
Judge Finds No Reason To Recuse From Trans Athlete Case
A Colorado federal judge refused to step down from a lawsuit seeking to block a transgender woman from competing on a collegiate women's volleyball team, writing in an order Monday that he has given the plaintiffs "free reign" to make their arguments without requiring use of specific pronouns.
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February 19, 2025
Pronoun Rule Prompts Recusal Request In Trans Athlete Suit
The plaintiffs in a lawsuit opposing the inclusion of a transgender woman on the San Jose State University woman's volleyball team want the judge removed from the case for insisting that the parties call the athlete in question by their preferred pronoun.
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January 24, 2025
CSU, Mountain West Seek To Escape Suit Over Trans Athlete
The California State University system and Mountain West Conference urged a Colorado federal court to free them from a lawsuit challenging a conference policy that allowed a transgender athlete's participation, saying precedent, including from the U.S. Supreme Court, recognized that discrimination based on one's transgender status was impermissible sex discrimination.
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December 12, 2024
Utah State Drops Out Of Suit Over Trans Volleyball Player
Utah State University has dropped its intervening complaint in a lawsuit against the Mountain West Conference that sought to stop a transgender athlete from participating in a now-finished volleyball tournament, days after the collegiate athletic conference asked the Tenth Circuit to toss an appeal in the case as moot.
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December 10, 2024
Mountain West Calls Trans Athlete Suit Moot After Tournament
The Mountain West Conference wants the Tenth Circuit to end a bid to obtain a restraining order that would have prevented a San Jose State University transgender volleyball player from participating in a now-finished tournament, arguing the point is moot and the case should be tossed.
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November 26, 2024
10th Circ. Spikes Bid To Block Trans Athlete From Tourney
A pair of Tenth Circuit judges on Tuesday denied an emergency motion by female volleyball players to block a San Jose State University transgender athlete from competing in a tournament that begins Wednesday, agreeing with a Colorado federal judge's conclusion that the lawsuit's tardiness undermines the request for such quick relief.
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November 25, 2024
Colo. Judge Won't Keep SJSU Trans Athlete From Tournament
A Colorado federal judge on Monday refused to prohibit a San Jose State University transgender volleyball athlete from competing, shutting down a bid from a group of female players in the sport hoping to secure a preliminary injunction against the Mountain West Conference.