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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 80
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
A RESOLUTION
To recognize May 1, 2019, as Law Day in Louisiana.
WHEREAS, Law Day is an occasion of public acknowledgment of our nation's and
state's heritage of justice, liberty, and equality under the law and a national day set aside to
celebrate the rule of law; and
WHEREAS, Law Day provides an opportunity to understand how law and the legal
process protect our liberty, strive to achieve justice, and contribute to the freedoms that all
Americans share; and
WHEREAS, Law Day has been annually proclaimed by the President of the United
States since Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed the first Law Day on May 1, 1958; and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress in 1961 encoded the presidential practice
into law, statutorily designating May first as Law Day; and
WHEREAS, the American Bar Association has identified the 2019 Law Day theme
as "Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society", focusing on these cornerstones of representative
government and calls on all citizens to understand and protect these rights to ensure, as the
United States Constitution proposes, "the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our
posterity"; and
WHEREAS, in the United States and around the world, freedom of speech and the
press are among the most important foundations for a free society and are prominent topics
in public discourse and litigation; and
WHEREAS, it is impossible to imagine a free society without these individual
liberties, yet historical and current debates surrounding them continually challenge us to
consider their boundaries and resilience as changes in technology have reshaped how free
speech and free press work in the everyday world; and
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WHEREAS, promoting public understanding of the roots of our freedom is an
important component in the civic education of the citizens of the United States and of the
state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of Law Day, the Baton Rouge Bar Association is
sponsoring activities such as the formal opening of court for the naturalization of new United
States citizens, Law Day ceremonies, and having more than seven hundred students take part
in courtroom sessions using a mini mock trial format at the 19th Judicial District Court, The
Family Court, and Baton Rouge City Court.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize May 1, 2019, as Law Day in Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Baton Rouge Bar Association.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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