Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter are taking a victory lap after a court rules that students using new CHOOSE Act funds can still play high school sports.

A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge granted their motion for a temporary restraining order against the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) rule on Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education Act (CHOOSE Act) student transfers.

Ivey and Ledbetter requested an injunction Thursday and were granted a temporary restraining order after a hearing held Friday in Montgomery County Circuit Court. The order blocks the AHSAA’s CHOOSE Act rule while the Governor and Speaker’s lawsuit proceeds in court.

The temporary restraining order specifically prohibits the AHSAA from “enforcing any r

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