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May 21, 2020 19:59 ET | Source: The Nonhuman Rights Project

Islamabad High Court Recognizes the Rights of Nonhuman Animals

New York, NY, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) applauds a decision issued today by the Islamabad High Court in Pakistan that “without any hesitation” affirms the...
November 19, 2018 14:19 ET | Source: The Nonhuman Rights Project

World’s First Habeas Corpus Order Issued On Behalf Of An Elephant

Albion, NY, Nov. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the second time in United States legal history and the first time anywhere on behalf of an elephant, a judge has issued a habeas corpus Order on...
June 22, 2017 20:22 ET | Source: The Nonhuman Rights Project

Nonhuman Rights Project Criticizes New York Appellate Court for Arbitrarily Denying Personhood, Rights to Captive Chimpanzees

New York, NY, June 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) published a fully annotated version of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Judicial...
March 02, 2015 12:42 ET | Source: The John Marshall Law School-Chicago

Chicago's John Marshall Law School Wins 1st, Named National Champion in National Animal Law Competition Held at Harvard Law School

CHICAGO, March 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The John Marshall Law School in Chicago was named national champion at the National Animal Law Competition (NALC) March 1, 2015. John Marshall took first...