This piece was written by Jakob Gurley of the Trussville Tribune.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (TRIBUNE) — Gov. Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter have filed a legal response opposing the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s attempt to dismiss their lawsuit over student-athlete eligibility under the state’s CHOOSE Act.

The filings, submitted Friday in Montgomery County Circuit Court, argue that the AHSAA’s current rules unlawfully discriminate against students who transfer schools through the CHOOSE Act, a law passed earlier this year to expand school choice options for Alabama families.

In their response, Ivey and Ledbetter contend that the athletic association’s restrictions — which make many CHOOSE Act transfer students ineligible to compete in sports for one year — violate the

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