A Pennsylvania woman was charged with violating a chemical weapons treaty for what should have been a state assault crime.  The U.S. Supreme Court granted review to determine whether a federal law implementing an international chemical weapons treaty encompassed this woman’s actions. Read More

Link to brief

On December 10, 2010 an amicus brief was filed on behalf of CLDEF in the case of Carol Ann Bond v. United States in the United States Supreme Court in support of petitioner Bond. This case presents an unusual situation where the government has reconsidered its previous position and embraced the position of the criminal defendant petitioner Bond in seeking to overturn the decision of the court of appeals. Read More