Kay Ivey
Governor of Alabama since 2017
Photo: Photo by ROBIN COOPER, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 9
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida, leaving at least four dead and nearly 700,000 without power
The storm came ashore near Destin, Florida, late on Friday and weakened to a post-tropical cyclone before moving north into Alabama. Flooding and tornado threats extend into Georgia and the Carolinas, and Gulf of Mexico oil and gas output remains largely shut in.
- Jun 12
US Supreme Court blocks nitrogen gas execution in Alabama
The US Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Alabama from executing Jeffery Lee with nitrogen gas, upholding lower court rulings that the method likely violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
- May 26
Federal Court Blocks Alabama's GOP-Backed Congressional Map, Preserving Two Majority-Black Districts for 2026 Midterms
A three-judge federal panel has blocked Alabama from using a Republican-drawn congressional map that would have eliminated one of the state's two majority-Black districts, dealing a significant blow to GOP efforts to hold the House in November's midterm elections.