Alabama signaled it will appeal a federal ruling that struck down part of its State Senate map and asked the court to pause its order while the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a closely watched redistricting case from Louisiana later this fall.

In a joint status report filed Wednesday, lawyers for Secretary of State Wes Allen said the state “intends to appeal” last week’s injunction and will ask the district court to stay its judgment pending the Supreme Court’s re-argument in Louisiana v. Callais, set for October 15.

Recent actions by the Supreme Court have signaled the Louisiana case is one where justices may significantly revise how the Voting Rights Act is applied across the country.

Alabama’s filing on Wednesday says election officials would need a remedial Senate map in place no later

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