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Elephant Is Not A Person: NY Court Decides Furthest-Advancing Animal Rights Case In US History Elephant Is Not A Person: NY Court Decides Furthest-Advancing Animal Rights Case In US History
Elephant Is Not A Person: NY Court Decides Furthest-Advancing Animal Rights Case In US History The New York State Court of Appeals has determined that an elephant at the Bronx Zoo is not a "legal person," rejecting a nonprofit organization's argument that the animal is being unlawfully imprisoned.  The court announced its ruling in the Nonhuman Rights Project vs. James J. Breheny on Tuesday, June 14. According to the court's ruling, petitioner Nonhuman Rights Project argued that Breheny, director of the Bronx Zoo, and the Wildlife Conservation Society, the organization that operates the zoo, had unlawfully confined an Asian elephant named Happy at the zo…

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Nassau County DA Nominated For Top NY Court Nassau County DA Nominated For Top NY Court
Nassau County DA Nominated For Top NY Court Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas has been nominated to join the New York State Court of Appeals. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Singas and Justice Anthony Cannataro were his nominations for the state’s top court, pending the approval of the State Senate. Singas would fill the vacancy left by Judge Leslie Stein, who is retiring next month, while Cannataro would fill the vacancy of Judge Paul Feinman, who died in March. According to the state, “these judges were selected from the lists of impressive, and highly qualified candidates, which were all put forward a…

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