Official U.S. Constitutions
- U.S. Constitution Annotated (Congress.gov)Current, annotated
- U.S. Constitution Annotated (via FDsys)Current, annotated, searchable
- U.S. Constitution Annotated - PrintPrint version (2002) in Boley Law Library
U.S. Constitution Online
- Westlaw This link opens in a new window
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Searchable, annotated. Home page -> Statutes & Court Rules -> USCA -> Constitution - Lexis This link opens in a new window
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Searchable, annotated. Browse sources -> type: USCS Constitution - Bloomberg Law This link opens in a new window
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Searchable, unannotated. Legislative & Regulatory tab -> search legislative
- LII Constitutional LawFree, searchable, annotated.
U.S. Constitution - Secondary Sources and Historical Guides
- Constitutional Law & History Research GuideExcellent guide to current and historical sources from Georgetown Law Library
- Primary Documents in American History (Library of Congress)Links to congressional documents from 1774-1789 and relevant presidential papers.
State Constitutions
Each state has a constitution, often modeled after the federal constitution but amended more frequently. Some state constitutions, such as Oregon's, confer broader rights and additional protections not found in the U.S. Constitution.
Official State Constitutions
Typically, the official state constitution is included in the first volume of each state's code, often with the U.S. Constitution included as well. For links to online state codes authorized by the state's legislature, check the following two, free sources:
Law Librarians' Society of Washington, DC
For print versions of the state codes, check Boley Law Library's state materials, located between the West Reporters and the print law journals in the Reading Room.
Annotated State Constitutions
Both LexisAdvance and Westlaw contain current, annotated state constitutions, generally located within each state's "statutes & court rules" at the beginning of the code's Table of Contents. By clicking on the constitution, one can construct a full-text keyword search only of the constitution.
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