Alabama Judge Blocks Governor from Signing School Choice Legislation
Can judges do that?
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)—Montgomery Circuit Judge Charles Price has granted an injunction blocking Alabama House Bill 84, the controversial school flexibility bill that the GOP supermajority pushed through the legislature last week, from being sent to Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, who had promised to sign it into law.
Judge Price said the bill's original purpose changed and it cannot be transmitted to the governor's office for final approval. Democrats held the ruling as a victory.
Republicans immediately filed an appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court seeking to lift the injunction.
(Hat tip to Walter Olson at Overlawyered)
Hide Comments (0)
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post commentsMute this user?
Ban this user?
Un-ban this user?
Nuke this user?
Un-nuke this user?
Flag this comment?
Un-flag this comment?