Well, a chemical weapon is a weapon that includes toxic chemicals. And a toxic chemical is a chemical that can cause death to animals. And pouring vinegar in a goldfish bowl, I believe, will cause death to the goldfish, so that’s—that’s a chemical weapon.

- Justice Samuel Alito, adjudicating Bond v. U.S. It’s as if David Lynch took over the Supreme court - revenge-crazed wife in the Philadelphia suburbs tries to poison her best friend after learning that the friend had become pregnant by her husband. It all leads to an argument over whether citizens can challenge the 10th Amendment, which limits federal power. Gobsmaking. Great piece in Slate, here.

Biological illustration by Lauren Uhler