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Strange laws, also called weird laws, dumb laws, futile laws, unusual laws, unnecessary laws, legal oddities, or legal curiosities, are laws that are perceived to be useless, humorous or obsolete, or are no longer applicable (in regard to current culture or modern law). A number of books and websites purport to list dumb laws.
Plus, one recently passed law is one-upping them all by banning food bans! Check out the slideshow above to discover nine weird, funny and absurd but true food laws. More From Kitchen Daily:
Republican lawmakers in more than 30 states have introduced or passed more than 100 bills to either restrict or regulate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the current legislative ...
In law, desuetude (/ d ɪ ˈ sj uː ɪ tj uː d, ˈ d ɛ s w ɪ-/; from French désuétude, from Latin desuetudo 'outdated, no longer custom') is a doctrine that causes statutes, similar legislation, or legal principles to lapse and become unenforceable by a long habit of non-enforcement or lapse of time.
The legislature passed the law over a veto by the governor. 1911–1962: Segregation, miscegenation, voting [Statute] Passed six segregation laws: four against miscegenation and two school segregation statutes, and a voting rights statute that required electors to pass a literacy test. The state's miscegenation laws prohibited blacks as well as ...
It’s crazy.” Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. No state has passed or is passing a law that allows the execution of a baby after it is born.
Beginning in the 19th century, the various state legislatures passed legislation which ended the status of capital punishment being used for those who were convicted under sodomy laws. South Carolina was the last state, in 1873, to repeal the death penalty for sodomy law violations. The number of times the death penalty was carried out under ...
The new laws passed across the country appear to be putting the same strategy into action. The two main groups that have lobbied in favor of anti-porn laws at the state level, according to legal ...