` ` We are filing this based on facts , '' Alabama 's governor said . A three - judge panel struck down enforcement of the Alabama law in August . The Southern Poverty Law Center called the law ` ` illegal and immoral ''
`` We are filing this based on principle , '' Alabama 's governor says . A three-judge panel struck down portions of the Alabama law in August . The Southern Poverty Law Center calls the law `` illegal and immoral ''