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National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission
Jul 8, 2026
Jul 8, 2026
Judgment
Whether FECA's limits on political parties' coordinated expenditures with candidates violate the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech, and specifically whether Colorado II—which upheld those limits under a deferential standard of review—remains good law in light of the Court's subsequent, more demanding campaign finance jurisprudence requiring that restrictions be "necessary," "narrowly tailored," and not "disproportionate" to the government's interest in preventing quid pro quo corruption.
  • Campaign Finance
  • Conflict of Interests
United States of America
  • English
Jun 30, 2026
Watson v. Republican National Committee
Jul 7, 2026
Jul 7, 2026
Judgment
Do federal election-day statutes preempt state laws allowing ballots cast by Election Day to be received and counted after that date?
  • Deadline(s)
  • Election Date
United States of America
  • English
Jun 29, 2026
Partido Liberal v. Ricardo Pereira
Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
Judgment
Was the defendant Pereira liable for generating and disseminating an AI deepfake image masquerading as a “leaked photo”, which falsely portrayed a group of Brazilian politicians meeting over brunch?
  • Social Media
  • Technology
Brazil
  • Portuguese
Jun 8, 2026
Shashi Tharoor v. Ashok Kumar & Ors
Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026
Judgment
Did AI deepfake videos interfere with elections to a high enough degree to require an injunction?
  • Social Media
  • Technology
India
  • English
May 8, 2026
Evandro Sá Barreto Leitão v. André Fernandes de Moura
Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
Judgment
Did defendant Leitao violate Brazilian Electoral Law when he posted and disseminated artificial intelligence generated videos of international celebrities including Barack Obama, Taylor Swift, Tom Cruise, and Cristiano Ronaldo endorsing his 2024 mayoral campaign on his TikTok profile?
  • Social Media
  • Technology
Brazil
  • Portuguese
May 8, 2026
Louisiana v. Callais
Jul 8, 2026
Jul 8, 2026
Judgment
Whether compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 provides a compelling reason that may justify the intentional use of race in drawing legislative districts.
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • Voters' Rights
United States of America
  • English
Apr 29, 2026
Călin Georgescu v. Romania
Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
Judgment
Did the Constitutional Court of Romania err in annulling the first round of elections or infringe upon Georgescu's right to a free election?
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Improper Practices
  • Social Media
  • Technology
Romania
  • English
Mar 6, 2025
Gugum Ridho Putra v. Indonesia
Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
Judgment
Can Indonesian political candidates alter their "self-image" by posting and utilizing pictures and videos to substantively polish or change their political image? Does the Indonesian voter have a right to truthful information about candidates that is violated by excessive "self-image" manipulation done through AI technology?
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Technology
  • Voters' Rights
Indonesia
  • Indonesian
Jan 2, 2025
Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
Aug 9, 2024
Aug 9, 2024
Judgment
Whether the South Carolina legislature “subordinated” race-neutral districting criteria to draw a Congressional district map in the state and overtly relied on racial considerations.
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
United States of America
  • English
May 23, 2024
Moore v. Harper
Jul 8, 2026
Jul 8, 2026
Judgment
Whether the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, § 4, cl. 1)—which provides that "[t]he Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof"—vests exclusive and independent authority in state legislatures to set the rules for federal elections, insulating them from review by state courts applying state constitutional constraints.
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • Judicial Independence
United States of America
  • English
Jun 27, 2023
Allen v. Milligan
Jul 15, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
Judgment
Whether Alabama's 2021 congressional redistricting plan (HB1) — which created only one majority-Black district out of seven in a state that is 27% Black — violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voting strength.
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • Voters' Rights
United States of America
  • English
Jun 8, 2023
Barthelemy v. President of the Republic of Vanuatu
Jan 31, 2024
Jul 22, 2026
Judgment
(1) Was the Council of Minister’s advice to the President to dissolve Parliament while there was a pending motion of no confidence by members of parliament a violation of the Constitution? (2) If so, was the dissolution of parliament by President void? (3) Does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to hear constitutional writ petitions relating to the dissolution of parliament?
  • Conflict of Interests
Vanuatu
    Sep 9, 2022
    Odinga, et. al v. Ruto
    Aug 9, 2024
    Aug 9, 2024
    Judgment
    Whether petitioners’ evidence of interference and election fraud satisfied the appropriate level of evidence as required by the Court and affected the election result, warranting the cancellation and rerun of the election?
    • Civil Procedure
    • Disputing Results
    • Electoral Administration Irregularities
    • Electoral Integrity
    • Electronic Voting
    • EMB Operation
    Kenya
    • English
    Sep 5, 2022
    CH-02
    Apr 30, 2025
    Apr 30, 2025
    Judgment
    Are elements of the national electoral code that define allotment of legislative seats across the country's 10 districts (based off population patterns and anticipated growth in 1987) in conflict with the Constitution, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the American Convention of Human Rights, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
    • Electoral Maps and Districting
    Suriname
    • Dutch
    Aug 5, 2022
    Marube Ombeta, Kamotho Njenga v. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
    Sep 13, 2022
    Sep 13, 2022
    Judgment
    Whether the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)’s decision to implement the two-thirds gender rule for the 2022 elections is unconstitutional. Whether the IEBC’s decision to reject the petitioner’s candidate nominations list for the National Assembly and the Senate was unconstitutional.
    • Candidate Registration
    • Gender
    • Quotas
    Kenya
    • English
    Jun 13, 2022
    Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate
    Jul 14, 2026
    Jul 14, 2026
    Judgment
    Whether Section 304 of BCRA — which limits the amount of post-election contributions that a campaign may use to repay a candidate's personal loans to the campaign — violated the First Amendment by burdening core political speech. The specific question was whether the Government could demonstrate that the loan-repayment limitation was "closely drawn" to a sufficiently important interest — namely, preventing quid pro quo corruption or its appearance — given that the limitation deters candidates from loaning money to their campaigns by increasing the risk that such loans will not be fully repaid.
    • Campaign Finance
    United States of America
    • English
    May 16, 2022
    In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani
    Sep 16, 2022
    Sep 16, 2022
    Judgment
    Whether the respondent violated D.C. Bar Rules X and XI, § 2(b) by filing a frivolous lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania, which requires him to be sanctioned under the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.
    • Civil Procedure
    • Disputing Results
    United States of America
    • English
    Apr 4, 2022
    Anatoliy Marinov v. Bulgaria
    Jul 7, 2026
    Jul 7, 2026
    Judgment
    Whether the automatic removal of a voter's rights under partial guardianship contravenes Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Furthermore, whether the blanket provision of removal is proportional to the state's legitimate aims and whether the absence of individualized judicial review deprives a voter's due process rights.
    • Accessibility
    • Voters' Rights
    Bulgaria
    • English
    Feb 28, 2022
    Decision No. 207182
    Sep 16, 2022
    Sep 16, 2022
    Judgment
    Whether a voter’s electoral rights are violated when the question asked in a referendum is unclear and information about the question is not readily available at the polling site.
    • Accessibility
    • Electoral Administration Irregularities
    • Vote Form Irregularities
    Serbia
    • Serbian
    Feb 3, 2022
    Decision 207183
    Sep 19, 2022
    Sep 19, 2022
    Judgment
    Whether the Sabac City Assembly was the proper authority to hear a challenge about the conduct of a referendum.
    • Civil Procedure
    • Electoral Administration Irregularities
    Serbia
    • Serbian
    Feb 3, 2022
    King v. Whitmer
    Nov 29, 2021
    Nov 30, 2021
    Judgment
    Whether to impose sanctions on the Plaintiff’s attorneys for filing frivolous litigation in violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
    • Frivolous Litigation
    United States of America
    • English
    Aug 25, 2021
    Caamaño Valle v. Spain
    Jul 7, 2026
    Jul 7, 2026
    Judgment
    Whether the rescission of voting rights for disabled person under guardianship based on individualized assessment is legal under Article 3, Protocol No. 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
    • Accessibility
    Spain
    • English
    Aug 11, 2021
    O’Rourke v. Dominion Voting Systems, Inc
    Nov 30, 2021
    Nov 30, 2021
    Judgment
    Whether to impose sanctions on the Plaintiff's attorneys for filing frivolous litigation.
    • Frivolous Litigation
    United States of America
    • English
    Aug 3, 2021
    Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
    Jul 10, 2026
    Jul 10, 2026
    Judgment
    Whether Arizona's out-of-precinct ballot policy and ballot collection ban (HB 2023) violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and more broadly, what legal standard governs Section 2 challenges to "time, place, or manner" voting rules—specifically, whether the "totality of the circumstances" test from Thornburg v. Gingles and the Senate Factors applies to challenges to facially neutral voting procedures.
    • Electoral Administration Irregularities
    • Electoral Integrity
    • Voters' Rights
    United States of America
    • English
    Jul 1, 2021
    In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani, an Attorney (United States)
    Aug 18, 2021
    Aug 18, 2021
    Judgment
    Whether Mr. Giuliani’s conduct, as a lawyer perpetuating false statements about widespread voter fraud during the 2020 United States presidential election, violated New York's professional rules of conduct?
    • Disputing Results
    • Electoral Integrity
    United States of America
    • English
    Jun 24, 2021
    Conseil d'État (CE), 4ème chambre, 31 May 2021, N° 441849 (unpublished in Lebon collection)
    Jul 20, 2021
    Jul 21, 2021
    Judgment
    Whether an incumbent mayoral candidate’s advertisement purchased and disseminated on Facebook prior to the campaign period violated article L. 52-1. Whether the level of voter abstention observed is sufficient to cancel electoral operations.
    • Disputing Results
    • Social Media
    France
    • French
    May 31, 2021
    Conseil d'État (CE), 6ème chambre, 28 May 2021, N° 445567 (unpublished in Lebon collection)
    Jul 20, 2021
    Aug 5, 2021
    Judgment
    There are a few issues. 1) Whether an opposing candidate’s advertisement purchased and disseminated on Facebook prior to the campaign period violated article L. 52-1; 2) Whether an outdoor campaign advertisement posted near a busy street and restaurant and shared on Facebook violated Article L. 51; 3) Whether the opposing candidate disseminated false or misleading information about voting by proxy procedures under Article L. 97; 4) Whether opposing candidate defamed complainant under Article 48-2 with a leaflet during the electoral silence period.; and 5) Whether the level of voter abstention observed is sufficient to cancel electoral operations.
    • Disputing Results
    • Social Media
    France
    • French
    May 28, 2021
    The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia v. The Harari Peoples’ Regional State, Harari National Congress
    Oct 19, 2021
    Oct 19, 2021
    Judgment
    Whether the decision by the Election Bench of the FSC ordering the NEBE to continue the practice, during the 6th general elections, of allowing members of the Harari community residing outside of the Harari People’s Regional State to elect members of the Harari National Congress (which is part of the Harari People’s Regional State Council (regional parliament)) contained an error of law.
    • Elections as a Fundamental Right
    Ethiopia
    • Amharic
    May 27, 2021
    Supreme Court of Samoa, Faatuatua I Le Atua Samoa Ua Tasi (F.A.S.T. Party) v. Electoral Commissioner
    Oct 19, 2021
    Oct 19, 2021
    Judgment
    A couple of questions are presented to the Supreme Court. First, whether the Electoral Commissioner acted unlawfully when he activated Article 44(1A) and whether they are mandated to implement Article 44(1A), and if so, the timeframe to invoke it.
    • Gender
    • Quotas
    Samoa
    • English
    May 14, 2021
    (Mexico) SCM JDC 0412 2021
    Jul 1, 2021
    Jul 21, 2021
    Judgment
    Whether there is an obligation among political parties to comply with a candidate quota that included people from the LGBTQIA + community even though there was no legal order or law to do so.
    • Gender
    • Quotas
    Mexico
    • Spanish
    Apr 3, 2021

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