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Law Day 2023
The 2023 Law Day theme will be “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration.” We invite all the people of the United States to join us in rebuilding trust in our institutions, respect for one another, and our willingness to collaborate to address the challenges that face our nation.
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Law Day with Law Library of Congress
We invite everyone to join us in rebuilding trust in our institutions, respect for one another, and our willingness to collaborate to address the challenges that face our nation. This will be a moderated panel discussion related to the Law Day theme. National Law Day chair Sharon Stern Gerstman and Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut will make remarks.
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Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration
The 2023 Law Day theme will be “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration.” We invite everyone to join us in rebuilding trust in our institutions, respect for one another, and our willingness to collaborate to address the challenges that face our nation. This program will discuss the theme and its significance and highlight programming opportunities for Law Day 2023. This is a program for Law Day planners everywhere.
Watch on - YoutubeWhat is Law Day?
Law Day is held on May 1st every year to celebrate the role of law in our society and to cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal profession. Learn more about the history of Law Day and past themes here.
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Find all the resources you need to plan and publicize your Law Day, and encourage engagement with the theme. This is a centralized landing page for articles, conversation participation, lesson plans, logos, marketing materials, virtual backgrounds, and many more resources to plan a successful Law Day.
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Cornerstones of Democracy Conversation Guide
Download your free copy of the ABA’s Cornerstones of Democracy Conversation Guide to learn how to engage members in your community in civil conversations on critical issues.
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Cornerstones of Democracy
Civics, Civility, and Collaboration
In recent years, tensions in our democratic system have revealed deep divisions in American society. These divisions are aggravated by incivility in public discourse and insufficient understanding among many people about the Constitution and the way American government works. Together, however, we can collaborate to overcome our differences, resolve our disputes, and preserve our democracy and republic. To that end, we call on members of the legal profession to lead the way in promoting civics, civility, and collaboration—the cornerstones of our democracy.
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View past Law Day themes back to 1969, as well as access past planning guides, Dialogues for students, and the presidential proclamations archive.
Law Day 1968
1968 Law Day PSAs
These messages were recorded with celebrities of the time and distributed to radio stations across the United States in 1968. It was a special public announcement program to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Law Day.
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2022 Law Day Activity Showcase
2022 Law Day Award Recipients. Awards are given to programs that have found creative ways of reaching out to schools and the community, and have forged strong partnerships with other groups to deliver the message about the benefits of the rule of law
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This program showcases outstanding state and local programs to give them the national recognition they deserve. Click in to learn more about programs that have found creative ways of reaching out to schools and the community, and have forged strong partnerships with other groups to deliver the message about the benefits of the rule of law.