by b_b

Richard L. Cupp, a law professor at Pepperdine University in California who opposes granting rights to nonhuman animals, described the legal strategy as “far outside the mainstream.” He said in an email, “The courts would have to dramatically expand existing common law for the cases to succeed.”

I don't really know anything about the legal merits of the case, but I would argue that Chimps are far more person-like than corporations are.