Forty four years ago, President Eisenhower decided to co-opt May Day, the traditional day to celebrate workers – and to honour the Rule of Law.
So was Law Day [1] born.
Law Day in Canada [2] was two weeks ago.
But the controversies over the administration’s policies have raised serious questions about how meaningful is the proclamation of Law Day [3]. The Post [4]and the New York Times [5] both thunder over the issue.
The Times concludes:
The less committed a president is to the law, the more need there is for Law Day, which makes it a holiday whose time has come.
Professor Geoff Lawday is another matter entirely.