It's that time again–time to test your knowledge of May's most significant (or strangest) legal happenings. Read the following 10 questions, and then click to the next page to see how well you know your news.

 

1. The activity facilitated by which popular website was ruled illegal in New York City?

a. OKCupid

b. Airbnb

c. Craigslist

 

2. True or False: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed its first ever class action genetic discrimination lawsuit this month.


3. The general counsel of what monster tech company resigned his post in early May?

a. Twitter

b. Google

c. Facebook

d. Microsoft

 

4. More than two dozen bars in New Jersey are under investigation for trying to pass what off as high-priced liquor?

a. Watered-down liquor

b. Apple juice

c. Moonshine

d. Rubbing alcohol with caramel coloring

 

5. What did the D.C. Circuit say violates employers' free speech in its May 7 ruling?

a. The National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) posting requirement

b. The NLRB's ruling that Target's employee handbook unlawfully discouraged union activity

c. The Working Families Flexibility Act

d. The Securities and Exchange Commission's rule that companies must tell investors if they are going to share market-moving news on social media

 

6. A massive global data breach, reported in May, occurred when hackers stole $45 million by doing what?

a. Using prepaid debit cards to make massive ATM withdrawals

b. Transferring funds from the bank accounts of several governments around the world

c. Accessing confidential market information by hacking into executives' email accounts, then trading on the tips

 

7. Which federal government official chose to plead the Fifth during a congressional hearing this month?

a. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Director Lois Lerner

b. Attorney General Eric Holder

c. Representative Michele Bachmann

 

8. Which media outlet did not make headlines this month over privacy concerns?

a. Bloomberg

b. The New York Times

c. The Associated Press

 

9. Which famed novelist recently found herself embroiled in a copyright suit against her literary agent?

a. Margaret Atwood

b. Carson McCullers

c. Harper Lee

d. Toni Morrison

 

10. A New York City artist attracted ire—and legal threats—from his neighbors across the street for doing what?

a. Projecting obscenities onto their building in a nightly laser light show

b. Photographing them without their knowledge through their floor-to-ceiling glass windows

c. Buying their building with plans to evict the residents and turn the space into a gallery

d. Blasting loud music at all hours as part of a performance art piece

1. The activity facilitated by which popular website was ruled illegal in New York City?

a. OKCupid

b. Airbnb

c. Craigslist

b. Airbnb

Airbnb allows users to rent out their homes or apartments for short-term stays, making it a popular service for travelers on a budget. However, this activity violates a New York City law against operating illegal hotels, an administrative law judge ruled. If guests aren't traditional visitors, i.e. friends or family members, renting an apartment to them for less than 30 days violates the law.

“[The exemption for houseguests and lodgers] does not apply to complete strangers who have no, and are not intended to have any, relationship with the permanent occupants,” the judge wrote.

 

 

2. True or False: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed its first ever class action genetic discrimination lawsuit this month.

True.

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is five years old, but this is its first foray into the class action arena. The EEOC filed suit against rehabilitation and nursing facility Founders Pavilion Inc., accusing it of improperly using information it learned from mandatory medical questionnaires to discriminate against job applicants.