Law Day Launch Program
Stream the American Bar Association's President William (Bill) R. Bay and 2025 National Law Day Chair Tommy Preston for a discussion of the 2025 Law Day theme, The Constitution’s Promise: Out of Many, One.
Law Day 2025
The Preamble to the Constitution boldly asserts that the Framers established the Constitution as representatives of “We the People, in Order to Form a More Perfect Union.” On this Law Day, we explore and renew our duties to one another under the Constitution and our democratic norms. The Constitution establishes a framework for government that unites us as one citizenry, through means such as our representative government, jury service, and a regular Census. And through this commitment to our Union, we each provide for the common good through government responses to national crises and natural disasters, and through community and advocacy programs for students and adults.
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Law Day with Justice Stephen Breyer, Richard Haass
The program—titled “The Constitution’s Promise: Out of Many, One”—will feature discussions about the Law Day theme with Justice Stephen Breyer, Richard Haass (former president of the Council on Foreign Affairs), Nick Capodice (Civics 101 podcast), Emma Humphries (iCivics), and David McCollough III (American Exchange Project), along with ABA President Bill Bay and Law Day Chair Tommy Preston, Jr.
Register - May 1, 2025Constitutions, Unity, and the Rule of Law
Law Day with the Law Library of Congress
Join the Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association on April 24, 3 PM EDT for “Constitutions, Unity, and the Rule of Law”—a panel discussion that will explore how law, specifically constitutionalism, has been used to promote unity in nations around the world, exploring this theme from a comparative constitutional law framework, where we will explore the intricacies of constitutional design, focusing on how different nations create, revise, and enforce their constitutions. This program will examine the processes by which constitutions are drafted, highlighting the roles of founding documents, legal frameworks, and the negotiation processes that reflect a nation’s values and aspirations.
Register - April 24 | 12 PM PTWhat Is Law Day?
Law Day is an annual commemoration held on May 1st to celebrate the rule of law and cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal system. Learn more about the history of Law Day and past themes here.
Law Day with the Civics 101 Podcast
Rule of Law Live Show
Sign up for podcast of the special Civics 101 live show, hosted by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, as they explore "The Rule of Law" (followed by a dynamic Q&A session with a distinguished panel of federal judges). The program is brought to you by Civics 101, Discovering Justice, the United States District Courts for the First Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the ABA Division for Public Education.
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The Constitution's Promise: Out of Many, One
The Constitution enshrines our collective responsibility to one another, and the 2025 Law Day theme urges us to take pride in a Constitution that bridges our differences to bring us together as a united nation. Our civic lives tie us together as one “We,” whether through legislative efforts that serve the common good, through military service, or by working together, every day, to fulfill the promise of E pluribus unum, or “Out of many, one.”
Click here to - Sign up for updatesABA President Bill Bay
ABA President Bill Bay, in his Law Day address, emphasizes that the Preamble to the Constitution was established on behalf of "We the People" to form a more perfect union. He highlights our shared responsibilities under the Constitution and democratic norms that unite us as one citizenry. He urges pride in the 2025 Law Day theme, which celebrates how the Constitution bridges our differences and fosters unity through civic duties like government service and community programs.
Planning, Programming, & Engagement
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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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Law Day Launch Program
Join the American Bar Association's President William (Bill) R. Bay and 2025 National Law Day Chair Tommy Preston for a discussion of the 2025 Law Day theme, The Constitution’s Promise: Out of Many, One.
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Are you or your organization planning a Law Day activity or observance? Or do you have resources to share? Become a Law Day partner and we will list your organization with a link to your activities and resources!
Past Themes & Related Resources
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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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.
2024 Showcase Activities
The 2024 Law Day Activity Showcase highlighted innovative methods used by organizations to celebrate Law Day. These activities involved engaging with schools and the community to educate them on the benefits of the rule of law.
2023 Showcase Activities
2023 Law Day Activity Showcase demonstrates creative ways organizations celebrated Law Day. These activities included reaching out to schools and the community, to teach them the benefits of the rule of law.