Colorado, Elephant and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Elephants Aren’t People and Can’t Sue to Leave a Zoo, Colorado’s Top Court Rules
The court rejected a case to send five African elephants to a sanctuary, saying they have no legal right to demand release under habeas corpus
Elephants are not human, Colorado high court rules for zoo in animal rights group's suit
The Colorado high court ruled in favor of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo after an animal rights group alleged the park's elephants were 'unlawfully confined.'
Colorado Supreme Court rules elephants aren’t humans with denial of habeas corpus claim
The highest court in Colorado denied a claim made on behalf of five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, ruling that elephants do not have the same rights humans do. The case was brought by the Nonhuman Rights Project in an attempt to win the elephants their freedom,
Elephants cannot sue to get out of the zoo, Colorado's top court rules
Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the state's highest court said the animals have no legal right to demand their release because they are not human. Tuesday's 6-0 decision by Colorado's Supreme Court means Jambo,
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s elephants are not “legal persons” under the law, Colorado Supreme Court rules
History will look upon this ruling as a grave injustice,” animal law professor and director of the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project Justin Marceau said.
Colorado court rules elephants at zoo cannot pursue their release because they are not human
Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their release because they are not human, according to the Colorado Supreme Court.
Elephants can’t pursue their release from a Colorado zoo because they’re not human, court says
Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but do not have the legal right to pursue their release since they aren't human.
Elephants denied ‘personhood’ must sue to leave zoo: Colorado Supreme Court
The high court rejected arguments that elephants qualify as “persons” under state law and suggested animal advocates turn to the legislative branch to expand legal rights.
US court rules elephants are not 'People', rejects freedom bid
A Colorado court has ruled against a bid to free five elephants from a local zoo, determining that elephants do not have the same legal rights as humans. The case, filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NRP),
These Elephants Were Barred From Suing To Leave Their Zoo
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Elephants are not people, Colorado Supreme Court rules
Responding to a petition from an animal rights group, the Colorado Supreme Court decided that although these female African elephants are “majestic,” the “interests protected by the great wr ...
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Elephants will be allowed to remain at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo following Colorado Supreme Court ruling
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the elephants couldn't be released because the law cited in the lawsuit only applies to humans. The Nonhuman Rights Project filed the suit in ...