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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.
Click here to - Register nowLaw 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.
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, 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.
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.
Visit - Planning ResourcesAre 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!
View past Law Day themes back to 1969, as well as access past planning guides, Dialogues for students, and the presidential proclamations archive.
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.
View - Audio FilesThis 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.
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 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.