Voting Rights

Protection of eligible voters from disenfranchisement caused by trivial omissions on mail ballots.

1. The National Federation of the Blind of Alabama et al v. Allen

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 15, 2023)
3. DefendantsWes AllenPlaintiffsThe National Federation of the Blind of AlabamaAlabama Disabilities Advocacy ProgramJames HoodBarbara ManuelPlaintiff AttorneysAmerican Civil Liberties UnionSouthern Poverty Law CenterJudgesMyron H. ThompsonInstitutionsU.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
4. Case Tags: Disability Rights;Voting Rights;ADA Compliance;Absentee Voting

1. Pilcher v. Dunn et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 31, 2023)
3. DefendantsDavid J. DunnPlaintiffsSharpe PilcherCoalition for Good GovernanceJudgesWilliam PryorRobin RosenbaumRobert L. HinkleInstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
4. Case Tags: First Amendment;Election Law;Photography Ban;Voting Rights

1. Robinson v. Dean et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (July 10, 2023)
3. DefendantsMichael DeanJoshua MaxwellAl SchmidtPlaintiffsJeffrey A. RobinsonMary K. RobinsonWilliam S. DonahueSusan L. DonahuePlaintiff AttorneysWitold WalczakJudgesMatthew W. BrannInstitutionsU.S. District Court for the Middle District of PennsylvaniaAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania
4. Case Tags: Civil Rights Law;Election Law;Voting Rights;Materiality Provision

1. Case for Revocation of the Decision to Dismiss the Objection to Non-Registration on the Electoral Register

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (April 2026)
3. Original Case: 選挙人名簿不登録異議申出棄却決定取消請求事件
4. Key Figures: Park Yong-gi (Plaintiff, a South Korean national and permanent resident of Japan) vs. Shinjuku Ward Election Administration Commission (Defendant)
5. Case Tags: Voting Rights;Constitutional Litigation;Administrative Revocation;Foreign Residents' Suffrage