I'm Elizabeth Slattery and welcome to SCOTUS 101, where we break down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and other things related to our favorite branch of government.

This week, I'm joined by Will Hahn from Sherman and Sterling. Welcome to SCOTUS 101, Will.

Thanks a lot, Elizabeth. It's great to be here.

So first, let's hit some of the SCOTUS headlines of the week. Justice Brett Kavanaugh is joining

the faculty at my alma mater, George Mason's Scalia Law School. He's set to teach a class about

the creation of the Constitution this summer with his former law clerk and Mason professor, Jennifer

mascot. The course will take place in Rennemede, England, where Magna Carta was sealed more than 800

years ago. And for a second year, Justice Neil Gorsuch will teach a summer class with his former

law clerk and Mason professor, Jamele Jaffer, students will travel to Padua, Italy,

to learn about the separation of powers in the national security context.

So, Dean Butler, if you're listening, can I come back and audit a few classes?

I wish we had those sorts of classes when I was there.

In other news, Sam Adams Brewery is now making a beer in

honor of the notorious RBG. It's a Belgian brute IPA called When There Are Nine. The name is a nod to

Justice Ginsburg's answer to a question she receives pretty often about when will there be enough

women on the Supreme Court?

It's a limited release beer that is available starting this week.

And this is truly bringing together two of my great loves, beer, and the Supreme Court.

Turning to this week's oral arguments, there are two that I'd like to discuss.

First up is the partisan gerrymandering cases out of Maryland and North Carolina. The question here is how much politics is too much when it comes to drawing district lines? And is this even something the courts should be involved in? So just by way of background, partisan politics have been part and parcel of the redistricting

process basically since the founding of our country. And the framers of the Constitution

committed the task of drawing up district lines to state legislatures with the supervision of

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