A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.

New federal interpretive principle offers courts and Congress a human-centered alternative to AI pause and ban ...

February 22-28, 2026 is National Justice for Animals Week. It’s an important time for people to reconsider how legal systems treat animals. In most countries, the law still views animals as property ...

Since the start of the Colorado Supreme Court's 2025-2026 term in September, Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez has now exceeded her average number of dissenting opinions, with more than four months ...

Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mary C. McGinley on Thursday tossed out the Nonhuman Rights Project's bid to free five elephants from the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, shutting down, for now, any ...

A judge has dismissed an animal-rights group's suit seeking the release of five elephants at the Pittsburgh Zoo. The group says it plans to appeal.

MADISON, Wis. — A Dane County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against embattled beagle breeder Ridglan Farms. The lawsuit was filed by the No Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) and the Animal Activist ...

President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has attacked key pillars of his country's democracy, Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday in its annual global report, citing the Republican ...