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NY Judge Rules Research Chimps Are Not 'Legal Persons'

Posted by timothy on from the but-if-they-could-vote dept.

sciencehabit writes: A state judge in New York has dealt the latest blow to an animal rights group's attempt to have chimpanzees declared 'legal persons.' In a decision handed down this morning, New York Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe ruled that two research chimps at Stony Brook University are not covered by a writ of habeas corpus, which typically allows human prisoners to challenge their detention. The Nonhuman Rights Project, which brought the lawsuit in an attempt to free the primates, has vowed to appeal. We posted news last year about an earlier case (mentioned in the article) brought by the same group, which also ended in defeat.

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  1. There goes a few Democrat votes.... by pecosdave · · Score: 5, Funny

    unless they're standing in the same line as the dead people at the polls.

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  2. Re:The chimps need to band together and register a by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2, Funny

    The chimps need to band together and register as a corporation!

    I think it's already been done.

    http://www.trump.com/

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  3. Re:Not legal persons? by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    If they are not legal persons, that makes them illegal persons. Right?

    If they outlaw chimps, then only outlaws will have chimps.

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