Elephants Are Not People, Colorado Supreme Court Rules
Jan 22, 2025 · The Colorado Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that elephants do not have legal standing to challenge their captivity, a decision that blocks a legal effort to move …
Colorado Supreme Court denies elephant habeas corpus claim
6 days ago · Five wild-born elephants that have long inhabited a 2-acre plot in a southern Colorado zoo will not be able to pursue their own release, the state’s highest court ruled this …
Elephants are not “legal persons” under the law, Colorado Supreme Court ...
1 day ago · The Colorado Supreme Court struck down a national animal rights organization’s ninth attempt to declare animals legal persons in court and secure them the right to challenge …
Court says elephants fight for release from Colorado zoo | AP News
Jan 21, 2025 · The ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court follows a similar court defeat in New York in 2022 for an elephant named Happy at the Bronx Zoo in a case brought by an animal …
Colorado Supreme Court against elephant habeas corpus claim
Jan 22, 2025 · Colorado’s top court ruled Tuesday that five elephants confined in a local zoo do not have the right to seek habeas corpus relief because no court in the United States “has …
Elephants are not people, rules Colorado Supreme Court
Jan 22, 2025 · The Colorado Supreme Court said the matter boiled down to "whether an elephant is a person" and therefore had the same liberty rights as a human - ultimately deciding that …
‘An elephant is not a person’: Colorado Supreme Court denies …
Jan 21, 2025 · DENVER — “An elephant is not a person” and is not afforded the same liberties as a person under the Colorado Constitution, the Colorado Supreme Court decided Tuesday.The …
Elephants not entitled to human rights, Colorado Supreme Court …
Jan 21, 2025 · The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a national animal ... The zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and has raised more than $1 …
Elephants can't pursue their release from ... - Colorado Public Radio
Jan 21, 2025 · The ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court follows a similar court defeat in New York in 2022 for an elephant named Happy at the Bronx Zoo in a case brought by an animal …
Colorado Supreme Court to hear case on elephants' rights
Oct 6, 2024 · The Colorado Supreme Court will soon decide whether animals have bodily liberty and whether a "next friend" can file a lawsuit on their behalf.