Bond v. United States
The Court Rules That the Chemical Weapons Convention Does Not Apply to a Woman Poisoning Her Husband
Bond v. United States was featured in Chemical Weapons in America, Supreme Court Debates (Dec. 2013). The following is excerpted from the summary of the unanimous opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions: Section 229 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 does not reach Bond’s simple assault. The parties debate whether Section 229 is a necessary and proper means of executing the Federal Government’s power to make treaties, but “normally [this] Court will not decide a constitutional question if there is some other ground upon which to dispose of…
