WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an emergency ruling, the United States Supreme Court authorized the use of the death penalty for anyone who buys Valentine's Day cards or gifts for their "work wife."

The landmark decision reversed an earlier ruling under the Clinton administration that granted Americans the freedom to formally recognize work wives and other types of mistresses on special days, such as Valentine's Day, birthdays, and work wife anniversaries.

The bi-partisan ruling marked a new era for the famously divisive court in which both liberal and conservative justices agreed that having a "work wife" was "weird."

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion, expressing his confusion over why anyone would want a work wife if they already have a real wife at home. "I don't need two wome

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