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UK Law Professor Josh Douglas

Joshua Douglas

Democracy Optimist Producer & Host

Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. He is the author of the forthcoming book "The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights" and "Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting."Find him at www.joshuaadouglas.com

  • Host Joshua Douglas speaks to Boyle Co. H.S. senior Luisa Sanchez of the Kentucky Student Voice Team and KSVT managing partner Rachel Belin.
  • Host Joshua Douglas speaks to LaJuan Allen, the Executive Director of Vote16USA
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    Joshua Douglas speaks to Evan Weissman, the founder of “Warm Cookies of the Revolution,” which he refers to as a “civic health club.”
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    Joshua Douglas speaks to Carly Muetterties, chair of the Kentucky Civic Education Coalition, promoting civic education in public schools.
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    Joshua Douglas speaks to Dan Wu, the first Asian American to serve as Vice Mayor of Lexington.
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    Joshua Douglas speaks to Ben Sheehan, host, writer, and producer of “Civics Made Easy,” a series on PBS that empowers viewers with the knowledge necessary to participate in democracy
  • Apple News
    Joshua Douglas speaks to Anne Donworth, who represents the 76th district, which covers much of Lexington, in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
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    Joshua Douglas speaks to Denise Lieberman Director & General Counsel of the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, a non-partisan organization that works to advance free, fair, and accessible elections in Missouri.
  • Joshua Douglas speaks to Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon about the state's high voter turnout
  • Joshua Douglas speaks to Donna Cohen, a former educator and librarian, about ways to ensure civics is not just something we discuss briefly in school, but instead is a lifelong endeavor
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