On November 19, 2020, the First Judicial Department, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Court heard oral argument, remotely, regarding the Nonhuman Rights Project’s (the “Project”) appeal
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Another attempt to create legal standing for animals as plaintiff’s in lawsuits fails.
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
In Justice v. Gwendolyn Vercher, Case No. 18CV17601 (Oregon Judicial Department, Washington County Circuit Court, Twentieth Judicial District, Sept. 17, 2018) the Court dismissed a complaint filed by the Animal…
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Words Matter-Chimpanzees are not “Clients”
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
You have probably heard of the decision by the First Judicial Department’s Appellate’s Division upholding the lower courts’ decision not to sign orders to show cause seeking the transfer…
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The Nonhuman Rights Project Takes Another Stab At Tommy, The Chimpanzee
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) filed another petition for a writ of habeas corpus (available of NhRP’s website) to:
a) require Respondents to justify their detention
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