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 ...

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

Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mary C. McGinley on Thursday tossed out the Nonhuman Rights Project's bid to free five ...

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

MADISON, Wis. — A Dane County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against embattled beagle breeder Ridglan Farms. The lawsuit was ...

Attorneys from the Nonhuman Rights Project and the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project have vowed to appeal a Dane County ...

The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians announced on Thursday that it has “welcomed the progress toward reaffirming its gaming rights” as it continues to eye the building of a Vallejo casino. The Tribe ...

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 ...

In a significant ruling reinforcing the rights of homebuyers, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has directed a Mumbai-based developer to restore the originally allotted car ...

Activists are using habeas corpus, a legal tool traditionally reserved for humans, to challenge the dogs’ confinement. Records show most of the beagles remain at the facility months after a settlement ...