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Stephen Reinhardt: Why our democracy is not the enemy

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Naomi

In today’s Times, Linda Greenhouse, who for many years covered the Supreme Court for the paper, wrote about Stephen Reinhardt, the federal appellate judge who sat on the Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco. It is, as always with Greenhouse, … Continue reading →

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Habeas corpus: Who holds the chimps?

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Naomi

I do realize today may not be the most propitious time to shrink legal news into, well, this. But when have I ever been propitious? (A perjorative question; I don’t even know if personhood conveys propition. And you’re right: propition … Continue reading →

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Chimpanzees again denied legal rights

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Naomi

Judge Denies Habeas Writ for Two Chimpanzees Joel Stashenko, New York Law Journal July 31, 2015   Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe said Thursday that while the campaign by the Nonhuman Rights Project to have chimps recognized as possessing the … Continue reading →

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