SJSU trans women's volleyball player Blaire Fleming gets green light to play conference tourney

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San Jose State transgender women’s volleyball player Blaire Fleming will be allowed to compete for the Spartans in the Mountain West Conference tournament and the rest of the season, a judge ruled on Monday.

Federal Judge Kato Crews in Colorado, who was appointed by President Biden in January, denied a motion for injunctive relief in college volleyball players’ lawsuit against the Mountain West Conference, according to OutKick.

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Blaire Fleming of the San Jose State Spartans reacts during the set against the Air Force Falcons on Oct. 19, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)

Crews wrote the plaintiffs’ request for an emergency delay "was not reasonable" and "would risk confusion and upend months of planning and would prejudice, at a minimum, (San Jose State) and other teams participating in the tournament."

The players, who represented several schools in the Mountain West Conference, sought to have forfeits rescinded, the standings adjusted and Fleming banned from the tournament citing First Amendment and Title IX violations.

Crews’ ruling allowed Fleming to play in the tournament and the forfeits remain as losses. Boise State, Wyoming, Utah State and Nevada were among the Mountain West schools to cancel games against San Jose State over Fleming’s presence on the team. Those games resulted in forfeits and losses, while it helped the Spartans to a No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.

"San José State University will continue to support its student-athletes