
Amicus Brief Filed to Oppose Human Rights for Chimpanzee
Yesterday, I filed an amicus brief on behalf of The Center for the Study of the Great Ideas in opposition to a lawsuit by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NRP) to release a chimp named Tommy from captivity. As reported last week, the NRP filed a motion with NY's highest court, requesting that the court review the decision by a lower court which held Tommy is not a "person" under the law. The amicus brief filed yesterday responded point-by-point to NRP's motion. The brief contends