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An urgent and gripping look at the erosion of voting rights and its implications for democracy, told through the stories of 9 Supreme Court decisions - and the next looming case. In The Court v. The Voters, law professor Joshua Douglas takes us behind the scenes of significant cases in voting rights - some surprising and unknown, some familiar - to investigate the historic crossroads that have irrevocably changed our elections and the nation. In crisp and accessible prose, Douglas tells the story of each case, sheds light on the intractable election problems we face as a result, and highlights the unique role the highest court has played in producing a broken electoral system.. Douglas charts infamous cases like:Bush v. Gore, which opened the door to many election law claimsCitizens United, which contributed to skewed representation - but perhaps not in the way you might think Shelby County v.
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Professor Joshua A. Douglas of the University of Kentucky College of Law teaches and researches election law, civil procedure, constitutional law, and judicial decision making. His most recent scholarship focuses on the constitutional right to vote, with an emphasis on state constitutions, as well as the various laws, rules, and judicial decisions impacting election administration. He has also written extensively on election law procedure.Along with major law review articles, he is a co-author of an Election Law case book (Aspen Publishers 2014) and a co-editor of Election Law Stories (Foundation Press 2016) , which tells the behind-the-scenes stories of the major cases in the field. This book includes a chapter on the history of voter ID laws. In addition, his media commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, Reuters, Politico, The Atlantic, Huffington Post, and Slate, among others, and he has been quoted in major newspapers such as the New York Times and the Washington Post. Professor Douglas enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids, watching baseball, training for marathons, listening to the music from the musical Hamilton, and traveling the country and the world.Follow Professor Douglas on Twitter @JoshuaADouglas and find him at www.JoshuaADouglas.com
