Breach of Promise to Marry Laws These laws are admittedly no longer on the books, but when I came across this article, I couldn’t resist dredging up the past. The way that these laws worked, is by essentially creating a right to sue the man who breached his promise to marry a woman. The basis [...]
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I came across this gem of random laws in different states, that are allegedly still on the books. Among the most poignant: In Maine, It’s Illegal To Have Christmas Decorations Up After Jan. 14 This one seems to need no explanation. If you don’t have a deadline, people might leave their decorations up until the following year, [...]
New Wisconsin Law Requires Emphasis Nonmarital Parenthood Contributes to Child Abuse A state senator from Wisconsin, Glenn Grothman, has become a target for media attention after introducing a bill that would require the teaching that, “nonmarital parenthood [is] a contributing factor to child abuse and neglect.” The relevant parts of the statute are as follows: Section [...]
Random Laws of the Day: Los Angeles Beach Laws
No Ball Playing on L.A. Beaches During Summer Months This law has recently received some negative press, which is perhaps unwarranted, as this article explains. What has been circulating the internet is a claim that Los Angeles has instituted a ban on playing games involving anything other than beach balls during peak beach use months, Labor Day [...]
This week’s weird law is thanks to one of my relatives, who found it in the course of searching the internet, presumably, for something other than a weird law. But nonetheless, this one’s pretty funny, at least I think so. Apparently, during the 1990s, New Mexico had what one state senator felt was an over [...]
