Ivey, House speaker fight dismissal of lawsuit over high school sports CHOOSE Act eligibility

State pleads with court to allow AHSAA lawsuit to move forward

Governor Kay Ivey and other state leaders have formally filed their opposition to a request by the AHSAA to dismiss a lawsuit from the state alleging discrimination against CHOOSE Act students. The state sued the athletic association over a rule that would require students receiving state funds through the CHOOSE Act to sit out for a year if they transfer to a member school. The AHSAA filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on October 2, claiming …

Ivey, House speaker fight dismissal of lawsuit over high school sports CHOOSE Act eligibility

Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter filed a court motion Friday opposing the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s request to dismiss their lawsuit against the AHSAA.The governor and speaker sued the AHSAA on Sept. 4 to challenge an AHSAA rule that made students who transfer to an AHSAA member school using funds from Alabama’s new CHOOSE Act ineligible for athletics for one year.

Governor Ivey, Speaker Ledbetter challenge AHSAA motion to dismiss CHOOSE Act case

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — 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 pa…