[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26653-26654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11024]


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                Proclamation 8810 of May 1, 2012

                
Law Day, U.S.A., 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                When President Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day 
                in 1958, he proclaimed it ``fitting that the people of 
                this Nation should remember with pride and vigilantly 
                guard the great heritage of liberty, justice, and 
                equality under law which our forefathers bequeathed to 
                us.'' Today, we celebrate that enduring legacy and 
                renew our commitment to a democracy sustained by the 
                rule of law.

                This year's Law Day theme, ``No Courts, No Justice, No 
                Freedom,'' recalls the historic role our courts have 
                played in protecting the fundamental rights and 
                liberties of all Americans. Our courts are the 
                guarantors of civil justice, social order, and public 
                safety, and we must do everything we can to enable 
                their critical work. The courthouse doors must be open 
                and the necessary services must be in place to allow 
                all litigants, judges, and juries to operate 
                efficiently. Likewise, we must ensure that access to 
                justice is not an abstract theory, but a concrete 
                commitment that delivers the promise of counsel and 
                assistance for all who seek it.

                Today, let us reflect upon the role generations of 
                legal and judicial professionals have played in 
                building an America worthy of the ideals that inspired 
                its founding. The timeless principles of equal 
                protection and due process remain at the heart of our 
                democracy, and on Law Day, we recommit to upholding 
                them not just in our time, but for all time.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, in accordance with Public Law 
                87-20, as amended, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2012, as 
                Law Day, U.S.A. I call upon all Americans to 
                acknowledge the importance of our Nation's legal and 
                judicial systems with appropriate ceremonies and 
                activities, and to display the flag of the United 
                States in support of this national observance.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of 
                America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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