Constitution Day is a College of DuPage faculty initiative to commemorate the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution. Louise Leigh shared her love of the United States Constitution throughout the country when she rallied for recognition of Constitution Day as a national holiday. Her efforts along with Senator Robert Byrd culminated in amending the Omnibus Spending Bill in 2004 and officially named this day – Citizenship and Constitution Day. In May 2005, the United States Department of Education backed this law extending its application to any school receiving federal funds of any kind.
Taken together, the laws provided that the head of every federal agency provide each employee with Constitution educational materials and that each educational institution which receives Federal funds should hold a program for students every Constitution Day.
2024 Constitution Day
2023 Constitution Day
An Empowering Approach to Democracy
2022 Constitution Day
The Supreme Court: The Final Word?
2021 Constitution Day
Voting Laws: Suppression or Avoiding Fraud?
2020 Constitution Day
Dialogue Over Distance - Dr. Christina Rivers
2019 Constitution Day
Rebuilding, Maintaining Hope and Persevering: From Wrongful Conviction to Exoneration
2012 Constitution Day
Defending a Serial Killer: The Sixth Amendment and John Wayne Gacy
2009 Constitution Day
Constitution Day Resources
- Historic Document Center
- National Constitution Center
- National Archives: Celebrating Constitution Day
- United States Courts: Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
- National Center for State Courts: Constitution Day
Contact Information
Professor, Criminal and Justice Studies
(630) 942-3019