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On May 1 the [[United States]] officially recognizes '''Law Day'''. It is meant to reflect on the role of law in the foundation of the country and to recognize its importance for [[society]].

==History==

In 1958, President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] declared May 1 to be Law Day in the United States. The first day of May has been celebrated since before that time in parts of the world as [[International Workers' Day|May Day]] or [[International Workers' Day]]: a day to remember the struggles of workers for better wages and working conditions, including the [[eight-hour workday]] movement.

Law Day was conceived by the late Hicks Epton, an attorney from Wewoka, Oklahoma, who served as Oklahoma Bar Association president in 1953. Before he became president, Mr. Epton served as head of the public relations committee, and in 1951, he launched one of the most important public relations programs ever undertaken by the OBA: Know Your Liberties – Know Your Courts Week. This was one of the last weeks of April dedicated to educating the public about the legal system and celebrating the liberties we have as Americans.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.okbar.org/lawday/history/|title = History|date = 17 May 2018))</ref> The Know Your Liberties – Know Your Courts Week spread across the nation and earned for the association two Freedom Foundation awards. Law Day, as a national celebration of the law, was originally the idea of [[Charles S. Rhyne]], Eisenhower's legal counsel for a time, who was serving in 1957–1958 as president of the American Bar Association.<ref>ABA Journal, May 2008.</ref> Eisenhower proclaimed May 1 to be Law Day, U.S.A. in 1958.<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/law/public/lawday.html Law Day – May 1st (Law Library of Congress)]</ref> Its observance was later codified by Public Law 87-20 on April 7, 1961.<ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/36/113- Notes on 36 U.S.C. § 113] Cornell Law School</ref>

Some countries celebrate [[May Day]] on the same date, as it is designated [[Labour Day]] or [[International Workers' Day]]. But on February 5, 1958, President Eisenhower recognized the first Law Day when he proclaimed that henceforth May 1 of each year would be Law Day in the United States. He stated: "In a very real sense, the world no longer has a choice between force and law. If civilization is to survive it must choose the rule of law."<ref>David Ray Papke, [https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1275&context=facpub "Law, Cinema, and Ideology: Hollywood Legal Films of the 1950s"], 48 UCLA L. Rev. 1473, 1490 (2001).</ref> Today, many local bars and legal education associations, such as the Florida Law Related Education Association and the [[New York State Bar Association]], use Law Day as a legal education tool, especially for students.((Citation needed|date = May 2013)) 

Like [[Earth Day]], Law Day is not a government holiday. To celebrate Law Day, some local bar associations hold a luncheon, featuring speakers who discuss topics such as justice or the liberties provided for by the United States Constitution.  Also, attorneys might visit schools and talk to students about the American legal system.((Citation needed|date = May 2013))

The [[American Bar Association]] designates a theme to highlight an important issue relating to the law or legal system. The 2014 theme was American Democracy and the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote Matters. The theme reflects the importance of voting rights, ballot box accessibility and voter engagement. The ABA provides resources on its Law Day website, [http://www.lawday.org www.lawday.org], to mark the occasion, and also holds several national Law Day programs in Washington, D.C., on April 30 and May 1.

== Criticism ==
The day has been criticized as being intended to reduce the influence of May Day (or International Workers' Day), a holiday that originated with a general strike on 1 May 1886 in the campaign for the eight-hour day in the United States, which culminated in the [[Haymarket affair]] in Chicago.<ref> ((cite web |date=April 9, 2018 |title=Why do we celebrate May Day? |url=https://alohaislandlei.com/blog/celebrate-may-day/ |access-date=April 27, 2018 |work=Aloha Island Lei)) </ref>

It became an international day in support of American workers who were being subjected to brutal violence and judicial punishment.<ref>((Cite web |last=Chomsky |first=Noam |date=April 29, 2012 |title=May Day |url=https://chomsky.info/20120429|quote="May Day started here [in the USA], but then became an international day in support of American workers who were being subjected to brutal violence and judicial punishment."))</ref>

==Codification==

36 U.S.C. § 113 states, in part:<ref name="test1">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/36/113-/ 36 U.S.C. § 113] Cornell Law School</ref>
:Law Day, U.S.A., is a special day of celebration by the people of the United States—
:(1) in appreciation of their liberties and the reaffirmation of their loyalty to the United States and of their rededication to the ideals of equality and justice under law in their relations with each other and with other countries; and
:(2) for the cultivation of the respect for law that is so vital to the democratic way of life.

==See also==
* [[Law Day Address]]
* [[May Day]]
* [[International Workers' Day]]
* [[Labour Day]]
* [[Loyalty Day]]
* [[Holidays of the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/law-day/ American Bar Association]
* [https://www.loc.gov/law/help/commemorative-observations/law-day.php United States Library of Congress]
* [https://archive.today/20140423201157/http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/initiatives_awards/law_day_2014/history_and_archives/proclamations.html Presidential Law Day Proclamations, 1958-2013]
* [https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/law-day/past-themes/#accordion_list Presidential Law Day Proclamations, 2001-present]

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