Mich. Supreme Court asked to consider chimps held at U.P. zoo as persons

The suit urges the court to reverse an appellate decision that affirmed chimps do not have the right to liberty under state ...
WEMU

Animal rights group asks Michigan Supreme Court to grant human rights to chimps

An animal rights organization has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to hear its case that chimpanzees in an Upper Peninsula ...
WKAR

Michigan Supreme Court is asked to grant human rights to chimps

The Washington D.C.-based Nonhuman Rights Project argues that chimpanzees at the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula ...
Aclu.org

Defending Veterans’ Rights for Over a Century

The ACLU marks this Veterans Day with a continued commitment to advancing the rights of veterans, servicemembers, and their families. We have a long, proud history of litigation and advocacy on behalf ...
Boston Herald

Retired judge claims Boston’s White Stadium project violates civil rights

A claim by a retired judge that the public-private rehab of Boston’s White Stadium is riddled with civil rights violations sparked debate at the City Council that included whether ICE’s actions are an ...
BroBible

Michigan Court Rules Chimpanzees Don’t Have Human Rights, Must Stay In Zoo

In a case which the results would seem obvious to most people and make litigating it unnecessary, the Michigan Court of Appeals had to rule that chimpanzees are not “persons” therefore they aren’t ...
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Chimps don’t have human rights, must stay in zoo, court says

(AP) - Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered “persons” with human rights, according to the state’s Court of Appeals. That means the owners of the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula will ...