On September 11, 2025, at 5 p.m., join the Law Library of Congress and the Supreme Court Historical Society for a special film screening to celebrate Constitution Day in the Coolidge Auditorium. This event will feature a screening of “Holmes.” This film depicts Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, on his 90th birthday, reflecting on his life on the Supreme Court of the United States and his service to the Union Army in the United States Civil War.
This event will also feature remarks by Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut, Supreme Court Historical Society Director of Publications Clare Cushman, and Senior Counsel of Legal Programs and Initiatives for the Library of Congress Jeanne Dennis. We hope you can join us.
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Constitution Day, officially known as “Constitution Day and Citizenship Day,” is a federal commemoration observed each year to mark the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787, and to “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.”
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