On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Bond v. United States, No. 12-158, one of the crazy-goofiest cases ever presented to the Supreme Court. Here’s commentary from Amy Howe and Lyle Denniston, both from SCOTUSblog.
The case is very sad. Carole Ann Bond was married and living a pretty traditional life. She worked in a science field, was married, and, among other things, was pleased as punch when she learned about her good friend Myrlinda Haynes’ pregnancy. Until, that is, she found out her husband was the father-to-be. Then, she was sufficiently not pleased that she used chemicals to try and harm Ms. Haynes, her former friend. (The good news? Ms. Haynes suffered