Read About the Constitution in Plain English
The Constitution Annotated provides a comprehensive overview of how the Constitution has been interpreted over time and is now available on this new site with upgraded search capabilities. The online Constitution Annotated includes discussions of the Supreme Court’s latest opinions. In the coming months, we will be making broader changes to further modernize the Constitution Annotated.
Browse the Constitution AnnotatedFeatured Items
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Featured Issues
- Supreme Court October Term 2018: A Review of Selected Major Rulings
- Federal Court Temporarily Blocks a Portion of the Administration’s Border Wall Funding
- Drug Price Disclosures and the First Amendment
- UPDATE: Sidewalks, Streets, and Tweets: Is Twitter a Public Forum?
- The Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census
- Partisan Gerrymandering Claims Not Subject to Federal Court Review: Considerations Going Forward
- Kisor v. Wilkie: Supreme Court Upholds the Auer Doctrine but Clarifies Its Limitations
- Congressional Access to the President’s Federal Tax Returns
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U.S. Constitution Resources at the Library of Congress
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Constitution Annotated Highlights and Resources
- Constitution of the United States
- Introduction
- Historical Note on Formation of the Constitution
- Table of Supreme Court Decisions Overruled by Subsequent Decisions
- Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court
- Table of Supreme Court Justices
- Beyond the Constitution Annotated: Table of Additional Resources