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Chemical Weapons Treaty Does Not Apply to Petty Crime, Justices Rule - NYTimes.com

"‘We are reluctant to ignore the ordinary meaning of ‘chemical weapon,’ ’ Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for six justices, ‘when doing so would transform a statute passed to implement the international Convention on Chemical Weapons into one that also makes it a federal offense to poison goldfish.’"