New York repealed a 1907 law on Friday that made cheating on spouses a crime. Before Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, signed a bill repealing the statute, cheaters could get hit with a misdemeanor—although charges have been rare and convictions even less likely.

New York has repealed a seldom-used, more than century-old law that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse — a misdemeanour that once could have landed adulterers in jail for three months. Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed a bill repealing the statute,

It’s hard to believe in the year 2024 that any state, much less New York, would have a law on the books that makes cheating on your spouse a crime. The antiquat