Hi and welcome to Amicut Slate Supreme Court podcast.

I'm Gailith Wick.

I cover the courts for slate.

This week as the court is on its long winter break, we thought we'd turn to another kind

of current events.

And as some of you have pointed out in your letters, there is in fact a presidential

election upon us.

The Iowa caucuses are just behind us.

And as you probably know, one of the lasting legacies of most presidencies will be the

impact that that presidency has on the Supreme Court.

And so this week we thought we turned the topic of the Supreme Court and the 2016 election.

It's the first installment in a two-part series we're going to be doing this campaign season

about how the election might shape the court in the future.

This week to look at that question from the political left, we have as our guest one

of my favorite court watchers, Erwin Chemerinsky, current and founding dean of UC Irvine's

School of Law.

Erwin is one of the most cited and most prolific law professors in the country.

He's published over 200 Law Review Articles and he's argued several important cases at

the High Court.

And one of the few people I know who speaks in flawless outline form.

So Erwin, welcome to Amicus.

It is a delight to have you here.

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