BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter are pushing back against the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s request to dismiss the state’s lawsuit over a rule that would sideline some CHOOSE Act students for a year if they transfer to a member school.

In a court filing Friday, Ivey and Ledbetter objected to the AHSAA’s motion to dismiss , arguing the association is relying on “legal technicalities” to avoid accountability.

“Gov. Ivey’s mission is to simply let the kids play, and she refuses to stand by while the AHSAA unfairly and unlawfully discriminates against CHOOSE Act student-athletes,” Ivey spokesperson Gina Maiola said in a statement.

“In today’s court filing, the governor and speaker push back against the legal technicalities the AHSAA h

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