https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=3925299&GUID=59C337ED-C444-4E19-B7FA-3CCAE5306639Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=3925299&GUID=59C337ED-C444-4E19-B7FA-3CCAE530663959C337ED-C444-4E19-B7FA-3CCAE5306639-2021-02-04-20-34-27Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 1, 2019 AS NATIONAL LAW DAY WHEREAS, Law Day is a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law. Law Day underscores how law and the legal process contribute to the freedoms that all Americans share; and WHEREAS, Law Day has its origin in 1957, when American Bar Association (ABA) President Charles S. Rhyne envisioned a special day for celebrating the role of law in our society and for cultivating a deeper understanding of our legal system; and WHEREAS, on February 3, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day by issuing a Proclamation proclaiming 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.” Every President since has issued an annual Law Day Proclamation; and WHEREAS, in 2019, we celebrate the 61st Anniversary of Law Day’s establishment in 1958 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower; and WHEREAS, on April 7, 1961, Congress passed a Joint Resolution that designated May Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:34:27 GMT