60TH ANNIVERSARY OF LAW DAY
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On May 1, 1958, 60 years ago today, President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared May 1st to be LAW DAY in the United States of America.
The American Bar Association, fearing "May Day" was being associated by American citizens with the communist celebration of the first day in May, had called for a special day to honor American law.
The Law Day 2018 theme is "FRAMEWORK FOR FREEDOM." The American Bar Association states...
"The Constitution's principles of separation of powers & checks & balances preserve political liberty. They provide a framework for freedom (but) we...must continually act to ensure that our constitutional democracy endures."
SOURCE
"Law Day 2018", American Bar Association, www.americanbar.org/
Charleston School of Law
Charleston, SC (2013)
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On May 1, 1958, 60 years ago today, President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared May 1st to be LAW DAY in the United States of America.
The American Bar Association, fearing "May Day" was being associated by American citizens with the communist celebration of the first day in May, had called for a special day to honor American law.
The Law Day 2018 theme is "FRAMEWORK FOR FREEDOM." The American Bar Association states...
"The Constitution's principles of separation of powers & checks & balances preserve political liberty. They provide a framework for freedom (but) we...must continually act to ensure that our constitutional democracy endures."
SOURCE
"Law Day 2018", American Bar Association, www.americanbar.org/
Charleston School of Law
Charleston, SC (2013)
