On Thursday, thousands of lawyers were expected to protest at federal courthouses in New York, Chicago and San Francisco — roughly 50 cities in all. … It was not exactly an untrammeled street protest. The jurists voiced their disapproval by ceremonially reaffirming their oath to uphold the rule of law and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. But the fact that lawyers were demonstrating at all, organizers said, underscored the seriousness of the moment. ‘If lawyers are taking to the streets, it means something very serious and bad is happening,’ said Traci Feit Love, the executive director of Lawyers for Good Government, a nonprofit that helped coordinate the events.

 Brooklyn’s legal community stood up for the Rule of Law on Thursday, as attorneys and supporters rallied at noon in front of the U.S. District Court in Downtown Brooklyn. 

In a moment heavy with symbolism, attorneys retook their Lawyers Oath. A core principle of the oath is supporting the U.S. Constitution.

The activists were part of the nationwide, nonpartisan National Law Day of Action, drawing attention to the current threats to the judiciary. The rallies took place at 60 locations, including Foley Square in Manhattan.

In the Civic Garden, in between Commerce and Main streets in downtown Dallas, about 40 to 50 people gathered at noon Thursday for a “peaceful, nonpartisan rally” as part of the National Law Day of Action. The rally was one of about 50 taking place across the nation, with others planned in Fort Worth, Austin and Houston. The one in Fort Worth was held at the same time at Burnett Park. The event was not related to the May Day protests held across the country. The attendees, many of them lawyers, held signs that read “Defend justice, defend democracy” and “Uphold the Constitution, respect the courts.”

More than 200 lawyers and advocates protested attacks on law firms and the norms of due process by the Trump administration on Boston Common Thursday. In 40 cities across the country, legal professionals and advocates rallied against the administration’s unprecedented orders against law firms and its deportation actions against lawful U.S. residents, including students, at times without due process.

Since 1958, May 1 has been recognized as National Law Day. This year, in response to the Trump administration’s targeting of law firms, the Lawyers for Good Government organization sponsored a nonpartisan “National Law Day of Action.”