“Election Law Stories” is part of the Law Stories series and relies on a unique encapsulated approach to storytelling, as each of the stories were written in a way that should make them accessible to anyone interested in how Supreme Court decisions affect the way elections are run. The volume’s thirteen cases concern the right to vote, redistricting and gerrymandering, campaign finance, and election administration. The book is suited for courses in the law of democracy at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and is also accessible to non-lawyers.
“I suspect law professors will assign the book as a supplement to a traditional casebook, that undergraduate professors will assign the text in political science courses, that students will read it to learn more about the cases, and that members of the general public will turn to it to understand the fascinating personalities behind these decisions,” said Professor Douglas.
Professor Douglas wrote the chapter on Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, the voter ID case, which involved extensive interviews with the major players. He co-edited all of the other chapters, each written by an election law expert.
“I'm excited to have this book finished,” said Professor Douglas. “I think it will be a great resource for students, researchers, and the general public in explaining the ‘behind the scenes’ stories of the major cases in the field.”
Professor Douglas has garnered national attention for his scholarship in the area of election law. He has published in top journals, including the Vanderbilt Law Review, George Washington Law Review, Indiana Law Journal, and the Election Law Journal, among others. His article "Procedural Fairness in Election Contests" was a winner of the 2011-12 SEALS Call for Papers, and he has been cited extensively in major law review articles and case books in the field.
He is also a co-author of a traditional casebook designed for use in election law courses. In addition, his media commentaries have appeared in Reuters, Politico, Huffington Post, and Slate, and he has been cited in major newspapers such as the New York Times and the Washington Post.
What’s next? Professor Douglas is currently writing two law review articles, one on the right to vote under local laws and the other on three-judge district court election law decisions. Soon he will begin work on a co-authored treatise called “The Law of Voting,” which will be his third book.
“Election Law Stories” is available for purchase on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Election-Law-Stories-Joshua-Douglas/dp/1634604334/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461095137&sr=8-1&keywords=election+law+stories.
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