Editor’s note: Today is Law Day, which is observed annually May 1. As such, the Whiteside County Bar Association has submitted this column to raise awareness about this year’s Law Day theme: “E pluribus unum.”
STERLING – Since its first appearance July 4, 1776, the date the Declaration of Independence was signed, the phrase “E pluribus unum” has become America’s de facto motto.
Now, almost 250 years later, “out of many, one” is the focus and theme of Law Day 2025. The Whiteside County Bar Association, along with the American Bar Association, uses this occasion to review our commitment to this concept as a unifying core of our democratic values and respect for the rule of law.
