All Articles tagged habeas corpus

• New York Appeals
  November 15, 2024 EDT
  A CASE FOR A HAPPIER ELEPHANT: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, RIGHT HOLDERS, AND NONHUMAN ANIMAL PERSONHOOD
  Ashley DeGennaro

  This Student Note examines NY's famous "Happy, the Elephant" case, arguing that legal personhood is a malleable construct and should be expanded to appreciate and protect rights of nonhuman animals.

• Justice Commentaries
  May 05, 2012 EDT
  CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN THE SUPREME COURT: RETROACTIVITY AND THE COMPROMISE BETWEEN FORMAL AND SUBSTANTIVE JUSTICE
  Nicholas Faso

  This article demonstrates that the Supreme Court subordinates the role of formal justice to achieve the substantive goal of punishing wrongdoers.