An early archived version of a NOAA map from Thursday, August 29, showed the hurricane veering left toward Florida, but it did not appear to have a black line to show Alabama would be affected ...

Alabama is just one of a handful of Southern states that are litigating congressional districts. Maps in Florida, Louisiana and Georgia have all been challenged for diluting the power of Black voters.

Six of seven of Alabama’s congressional delegation members also filed a petition with the high court today, arguing that the panel erred in rejecting the Alabama Legislature’s July 2023 map.