Constitution Day is a day set aside to observe the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787. The late U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd is credited with proposing the 2004 federal legislation that created the annual commemoration, which is mandatory for schools receiving federal funds. The celebration of Constitution Day in Nebraska is sponsored by the Nebraska State Bar Foundation and the Nebraska Court of Appeals through programming for high school and college students statewide.
The 2023 Constitution Day will take place at the University of Nebraska-Omaha on September 15.
Judges hear the cases presented at Nebraska State Court of Appeals on Constitution Day 2019.