Dr. Pilan’s talk centered on the topics of unenumerated rights. Specifically, he spoke about the history of the creation of government and how such a great disconnect formed by the courts holdings came about between the actual U.S. Constitution and constitutional law.

 

“The connection between the U.S. Constitution and constitutional law is only occasional,” he said. Dr Pilan cited several cases and went on to explain how both conservatives and liberals are affected by this disconnect.

 

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About Campbell Law School: Since its founding in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. The School has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 3,200 alumni, including 2,200 who reside and work in North Carolina. For 21 years, Campbell Law’s record of success on the North Carolina Bar Exam has been unsurpassed by any other North Carolina law school. In September 2009, Campbell Law relocated to a new state-of-the-art building in downtown Raleigh. For more information, visit law.campbell.edu. 

 

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