What would it take for an animal to be considered a person? In a landmark court case that reached its conclusion in a New York State appellate court yesterday, a five-judge panel refused to grant ...

UPDATE: According to Science Magazine, the judge who made this decision has just amended the court order, removing the crucial phrase “writ of habeas corpus.” That means for the time being, any ...

Photo courtesy of 2014 Pennebaker Hegedus Films, Inc. Attorney Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project has only met his client once, a year ago. They locked eyes through the bars of a cage inside a ...

In a ruling of considerable importance to zoos, aquariums and other organizations that house animals for display and educational purposes, a New York appellate court unanimously determined this week ...

A novel legal case exploring the personhood of chimps got its day at an appellate level court today. If you remember, we told you about how the Nonhuman Rights Project is asking a court to send Tommy, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The lawyer for Tommy the chimpanzee is heading to an appeals court in a case that seeks to establish the common law status of certain animals as “persons” rather than “things.” ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A state appeals court will decide in coming weeks whether chimpanzees are entitled to "legal personhood" in a case that could lead to expanded rights for animals such as gorillas, ...

The New York State Appellate Court, Third Division, has issued its decision in the case of Tommy the chimpanzee, and has essentially opened the door for us to take Tommy’s case to New York’s highest ...

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A lower court had tossed the case, but an appellate court heard oral arguments today. Lawyers said that Tommy, a chimp in New York, deserves the... A novel legal case exploring the personhood of ...