With the backing of Republican leaders, Utah State University wants to join a lawsuit in opposition to the Mountain West Conference’s transgender participation policy.
The move comes after the state’s Republican political leaders — including Gov. Spencer J. Cox, Senate President Stuart Adams and House Speaker Mike Schultz — urged the university to join the lawsuit that was filed last week in U.S. District Court by 11 volleyball players and one coach in the Mountain West.
“Female athletes deserve the right to a safe playing field, fair competition and equal opportunities,” Cox and Schultz said in a joint statement. “By intervening, Utah will send a clear message that these rights are non-negotiable. The NCAA, Mountain West Conference and other institutions across the nation have failed to take action, thereby undermining vital protections and putting female athletes at risk.
The lawsuit is seeking to rescind the Mountain West’s latest provisions that impose wins and losses for a canceled game under the TPP policy. It also seeks to take back the wins that SJSU earned from each conference contest that was forfeited and disqualify the San Jose State athlete in question from the sport as a whole.determined on a sport-by-sport basis by
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