Court Rules Chimpanzees Are Not Persons
Summary: The Nonhuman Rights Project has been working to obtain the legal rights of personhood for a pair of locked…
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Chimps Not ‘Legal Persons,’ Court Rules
Summary: A New York judge has ruled that, for purposes of habeas corpus, chimpanzees are not legal persons. A New…
Two Chimpanzees Given the Right for Writ of Habeas Corpus as Legal Persons
Summary: Two chimpanzees used at a university for biomedical tests have been given the status of legal persons for a…
Court Ruling: Chimpanzees Are Not Legal Persons
Summary: A New York appeals court has ruled that a chimpanzee should not have legal "personhood." According to LiveScience.com, yesterday,…