Constitutional Law
John Grisham’s novel The Pelican Brief furthers the reader's interest about United States Constitutional law. Constitutional Law is a certain body of law that deals with all branches of the government (Nowak, John E). It sets a framework and procedures for the government to follow. (Cabranes, Jose A). Con Law deals with fundamental relations within our society(Nowak, John E). The rights and Amendments are a big factor of Con Law in other words, it interprets them (Cabranes, Jose A). There are lots of connections with this body of law not only in The Pelican Brief but with Politics and others who are going to further their career with a law major.
John Grisham Graduated from law school in 1981 and went to practice law for many years at Southaven(“John Grisham”). Grisham then majored in Accounting at Ole Miss in Mississippi (“John Grisham”). He got many of his ideas for writing by stories and cases that he came across when involved with law (“John Grisham”). When John Grisham isn’t writing, he is spending his time in the courthouse(“John Grisham”). It’s very interesting to me that he writes about cases that he has personally seen or dealt with in his law career because that makes his writing more personalized for him. …show more content…
Thomas Callahan and Gavin Verheek went to school together to study that body of law. They both ended up in different paths, Callahan was a law professor and Veerheek was an FBI agent. Con law can certainly be a hard uninteresting class for most college students to take. Students say Callahan was “popular because he taught constitutional law, a most unpopular class, but a required one”(Grisham 13). Callahan was favored by many students because of his “sheer brilliance and coolness he actually made con law interesting” (Grisham 13). He made Con Law interesting by having them talk about “real” cases and argue their opinion and no other teacher did
John Grisham’s novel The Pelican Brief furthers the reader's interest about United States Constitutional law. Constitutional Law is a certain body of law that deals with all branches of the government (Nowak, John E). It sets a framework and procedures for the government to follow. (Cabranes, Jose A). Con Law deals with fundamental relations within our society(Nowak, John E). The rights and Amendments are a big factor of Con Law in other words, it interprets them (Cabranes, Jose A). There are lots of connections with this body of law not only in The Pelican Brief but with Politics and others who are going to further their career with a law major.
John Grisham Graduated from law school in 1981 and went to practice law for many years at Southaven(“John Grisham”). Grisham then majored in Accounting at Ole Miss in Mississippi (“John Grisham”). He got many of his ideas for writing by stories and cases that he came across when involved with law (“John Grisham”). When John Grisham isn’t writing, he is spending his time in the courthouse(“John Grisham”). It’s very interesting to me that he writes about cases that he has personally seen or dealt with in his law career because that makes his writing more personalized for him. …show more content…
Thomas Callahan and Gavin Verheek went to school together to study that body of law. They both ended up in different paths, Callahan was a law professor and Veerheek was an FBI agent. Con law can certainly be a hard uninteresting class for most college students to take. Students say Callahan was “popular because he taught constitutional law, a most unpopular class, but a required one”(Grisham 13). Callahan was favored by many students because of his “sheer brilliance and coolness he actually made con law interesting” (Grisham 13). He made Con Law interesting by having them talk about “real” cases and argue their opinion and no other teacher did