LibGuides: Constitutional Law: Resources on the U.S. Constitution

The Constitution of the United States

U. S. Constitution
A PDF version of the Constitution and its amendments, proposed amendments that were not ratified, and a detailed index, printed for Congress in 2007.
Constitution of the United States
Provides a facsimile of the original document, a transcription, and supporting information from the U.S. National Archives.
Constitution of the United States of America Analysis and Interpretation
Also known as the Constitution Annotated, this resource delves deeply into the case law that has interpreted elements of the Constitution over the years.

The United States Constitution by John R. Vile
Call Number: KF4541 .V554 2015
ISBN: 9781137513496
Publication Date: 2015-05-20
America's Unwritten Constitution by Akhil Reed Amar
Call Number: KF4541 .A875 2012
ISBN: 9780465029570
Publication Date: 2012-09-11
Why the Constitution Matters by Mark Tushnet
Call Number: KF4550 .T873 2010
ISBN: 9780300150360
Publication Date: 2010-05-25
Congress's Constitution by Josh Chafetz
Call Number: KF4565 .C43 2017
ISBN: 9780300197105
Publication Date: 2017-06-27

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution by Reference KF4548 .E53 2000
ISBN: 0028648803
Publication Date: 2000-06-19
A six-volume encyclopedia covering the cases, concepts, and people who influenced or were affected by the Constitution.
Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-2015 by John R. Vile
Call Number: Reference KF4557 .V555 2015
ISBN: 9781610699310
Publication Date: 2015-07-01
Covers concepts and issues that have been the subject of amendments, as well as court cases related to those possible amendments and those that provided pivotal interpretations of amendments.
Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties by Paul Finkelman (Editor)
Call Number: Reference KF4747.5 .E53 2006
ISBN: 0415943426
Publication Date: 2006-10-10
Three volumes covering issues, cases, organizations, people, and events related to civil liberties protected by the Constitution.
Gale Encyclopedia of American Law
Call Number: Reference KF154 .W47 2011
ISBN: 9781414436845
Publication Date: 2011-01-21
A 14-volume encyclopedia covering a wide variety of legal topics. As with all legal information, the information needs to be supplemented by more recent developments in case law and recent legislation.

SCOTUSblog
Focused on the Supreme Court of the United States, SCOTUSblog is an excellent resource for keeping up with the happenings of the court, including schedules, transcripts and analyses of current cases.
Supreme Court Opinions
Includes the text of opinions from 2010 to present. Oral arguments (both audio and text transcripts) are available for recent years.
Supreme Court Opinions via Findlaw
Includes decisions from 1760 to present, searchable by date, party name, or case number.
Oyez
A website that provides audio versions of arguments before the Supreme Court since it began recording them in 1955. Includes information about the court and its justices as well as current news and commentary.
LII - Legal Information Institute
Based at Cornell's law school, this site has the text of laws (U.S., state, and international), judicial opinions, and interpretation. It is also the new host for the Oyez project as of 2016.