Recently the question was asked, what are some compilations of silly laws?
Here is a list I posted to law-lib a few years ago (some of these were
already mentioned in this thread):
Robert W. Pelton, Laughable Laws & Courtroom Capers, Loony Legalities &
Curious Cases (1993), Loony Sex Laws (1992), Loony Laws That You Never
Knew You Were Breaking (1991); Richard Hyman, The Columbus Chicken Statute
(1986); Nigel Napier-Andres, This Is the Law? A Selection of Silly Laws
from Around the World (1976); Richard Hyman, The Trention Pickle Ordinance
and Other Bonehead Legislation (1976); Barbara Seuling, You Can't Eat
Peanuts in Church and Other Little-Know Laws (1975); Richard Hyman, It's
Against the Law! (1949), Looney Laws (1947), It's the Law (1936); William
Seagle, There Ought to Be a Law (1933).
Fred R. Shapiro
Associate Librarian for Public Services
Lillian Goldman Library
Yale Law School
fred.shapiro@yale.edu
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