MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA ) - Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter have won a temporary restraining order against the Alabama High School Athletic Association, or AHSAA.

The governor and speaker asked a court to overturn the AHSAA’s recent ruling that would have required some student-athletes who transfer to member schools using the newly-enacted CHOOSE Act to sit out of sports for one year.

AHSAA serves as the governing body for high school sports, including public, private and parochial, in Alabama.

Following a Friday afternoon hearing, a Montgomery County Circuit judge issued a temporary restraining order that immediately halts AHSAA’s ruling until the matter is settled in court.

“Today’s order is a victory for common sense,” Ivey said in a statement. “Eve

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