It may seem surprising, but cheating on your spouse is illegal in over a dozen states. In New York, where adultery is classified as a Class B misdemeanor that is punishable by up to 90 days in jail ...

They say cheaters never prosper, but in New York state they at least won’t be charged with a crime. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Monday that officially legalizes adultery. Cheating on your spouse ...

In May 2025, a claim (archived) circulated that cheating after signing marriage papers would be illegal in 2026. The claim came from a screenshot, shared widely across social media, that read: ...

It’s a good day to be a Don Juan. Adultery, a crime of the heart, is no longer a crime in the state of New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Friday repealing the more-than-a-century-old law that ...

Adultery has been illegal in New York since 1907, but state lawmakers seem poised to repeal the antiquated law. By Erin Nolan Reporting from the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. In the halls of the New ...

The bill is sponsored by Assemblyman Chuck Lavine, center here. He said the repeal is decades overdue. The bill is carried in the state Senate by Sen. Liz Krueger, who had her own experience with the ...

LANSING, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Michigan's lame duck legislature is tackling a slew of bills before the end of the session, and before democrats lose their trifecta of the house, senate and ...

Artists such as Rembrandt, the Pre-Raphaelites and Georgian caricaturists used their craft to examine the morality and ramifications of adulterous affairs Natalie Hanley-Smith, The Conversation A ...

NPR's Michel Martin talks to journalist Ruchi Kumar about the Taliban's recent announcement that women would once again face death by stoning for adultery. Women in Afghanistan are once again facing ...