Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash is a legal scholar who specializes in constitutional law, foreign relations law, and presidential powers. Currently, he is a Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. In addition to his published law review articles, Prakash's work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. His first book, “Imperial from the Beginning: The Constitution of the Original Executive,” was published in 2015. His second book, “The Living Presidency: An Originalist Argument Against Its Ever-Expanding Powers,” was published in 2020. His third book, “The Presidential Pardon: The Short Clause with the Long, Troubled History,” was published in 2026. Prakash studied economics and political science at Stanford University, then received his J.D. degree from Yale Law School, where he was Senior Editor of the Yale Law Journal. He clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas and Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the United States Court of Appeals. Previously, Prakash was at Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. He has been a visiting professor at the Northwestern, Chicago, Yale and Harvard law schools.