Judge Recognizes Research Chimps As "Legal Persons"

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By timothyApr 21, 2015, 8:51 am384 pts
sciencehabit writes: In a decision that effectively recognizes chimpanzees as legal persons for the first time, a New York judge [Monday] granted a pair of Stony Brook University lab animals the right to have their day in court. The ruling marks the first time in U.S. history that an animal has been covered by…

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