With Friday night lights just mere hours away, the Montgomery County Circuit Court granted a temporary restraining order against the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), allowing Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students' Education Act (CHOOSE Act) students to be eligible to play.

On Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) jointly filed an order arguing that the CHOOSE Act contained "clear language protecting CHOOSE Act participating students' eligibility for AHSAA-sanctioned athletic events." Their filing came after the AHSAA issued a ruling requiring student-athletes who transfer to sit out for one year before competing in athletics solely because the student participates in the school choice voucher.

According to Ivey's office, the

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