U.S. Constitution Annotated

= What is the Constitution Annotated? =

CONAN explains the U.S. Constitution section by section, describing in non-partisan fashion how the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution’s provisions. CONAN contains analysis of nearly 8,000 Supreme Court cases. Releasing the treatise in XML would allow for the easy sharing of information between different kinds of computers, applications, and organizations, and provide a roadmap to the underlying data.

= Sunlight Blog Posts =


 * O Conan! Where art thou? Legal Treatise a No-Show (Jun. 21, 2011) http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2011/06/21/o-conan-where-art-thou-legal-treatise-a-no-show/


 * "JCP directs enhanced access to 3 of 'our nation's vital legislative and legal documents'" (February 14, 2011) http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2011/02/14/jcp-directs-enhanced-access-to-3-of-our-nations-vital-legislative-and-legal-documents/


 * "20+ Orgs Ask For Better Access to the 'Constitution Annotated'" (September 17, 2010) http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2010/09/17/20-orgs-ask-for-better-access-to-the-%E2%80%9Cconstitution-annotated%E2%80%9D/


 * "Where’s CONAN? 6 months later, still no sign of legal treatise" (March 17, 2010) http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2010/03/17/wheres-conan-6-months-later-still-no-sign-of-legal-treatise/
 * Senator Feingold Urges Posting of Constitution Annotated Online (Nov. 5, 2009) http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/11/05/senator-feingold-urges-posting-of-constitution-annotated-online/


 * Federal Register XML Release (Oct. 5, 2009) http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/10/05/federal-register-xml-release/


 * CRS On Making the Constitution Annotated Available in XML (Sept. 21, 2009) http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/taxonomy/term/Government-Printing-Office/


 * 220+ Years Later, It’s Time to Publish the Constitution Annotated Online in XML (Sept. 17, 2009) http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/09/17/220-years-later-its-time-to-publish-the-constitution-annotated-online-in-xml/

= CONAN Correspondence and Public Statements =


 * Prepared Remarks from Robert C. Tapella, Public Printer of the United States (July 27, 2009) http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/news-media/PrepRe_072709


 * Constitution Annotated letter http://www.scribd.com/doc/19847259/Constitution-Annotated-Letter


 * Open House Project http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/11/29/large-update/


 * Sign the petition (to GPO) http://act.ly/kg
 * Sign the petition (asking Conan O'Brien to support CONAN) http://act.ly/1tq

= CONAN Online =


 * Cornell University CRS Annotated Constitution http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/


 * GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/


 * Justia.us http://supreme.justia.com/constitution/

= Statutory Authority =

Cornell University U.S. Code Title 2, Chapter 5 § 168 http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/2/usc_sec_02_00000168000-.html Constitution of the United States; preparation and publication of revised edition; annotations; supplements; decennial editions and supplements

Legislation that codified CONAN (S. J. Res. 236 enacted December 24, 1970) is available here: [].