ALABAMA (WHNT) - Alabama leaders are reacting following news that the Colorado Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the decision to move the Space Command to Huntsville.

Colorado AG Phil Weiser's lawsuit claimed that the decision made by President Donald Trump in September was a "punishment" for Colorado's vote by mail system. The lawsuit also claims the move to Huntsville is unconstitutional and violates federal law requiring public notices and reports to Congress before moving a major military headquarters location.

In response to the lawsuit, Alabama AG Steve Marshall issued a statement:

The Inspector General for the Department of Defense has confirmed that President Trump’s 2021 decision to select Huntsville was factually sound and well justified. I

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