The Constitution Society was founded April 1, 1994, in San Antonio, Texas, to lead in public education on constitutional history, law, and government. This website at http://constitution.org went live September 15, 1995, and has been growing in content and number of visitors ever since. It is an attempt to make available on one site everything one would need to decide any constitutional issue.
The founder, president, and webmaster was Jon Roland.
Constitution and By-laws of the Constitution Society.
Minutes of meetings
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As of August 2023, the Constitution Society Board of Trustees formally voted to prohibit any current or former trustee or member from creating, hosting, or maintaining any mirror or derivative version of this website. This decision reflects the Society's commitment to maintaining consistency, integrity, and search engine visibility for its original content.
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Jon Roland, the original creator of the Constitution.org website, passed away on 1/4/2020 in the morning. Custody of the orignal site has been transferred to his Board of Trustees.