abortion returns part of a blockbuster term that could result in a gusting of roe v. wade. and the case is in kentucky. and an appeals court has already ruled had it is unconstitutional. both of these cases could provide tea leaves on how the court will ultimately rule on what has been the law of the land since 1973. joining us as we start the hour, pete williams and nyu law professor melissa murray. and also wendy murphy is back with us. she is a former state prosecutor and new england law boston professor. so pete, let s start with the case before the court today, the kentucky case. and your reporting that the supreme court appears inclined to allow kentucky s republican attorney general to step into defend their controversial abortion law. so this is a procedural issue, but what is the greater significance here? the greater significance is whether states can do this sort of thing. i don t think that it goes much beyond that. the word abortion was mention the just once to