Off the news: Zoo elephants have their day in court

A case arguing that Honolulu Zoo elephants Mari and Vaigai have a legal “right to liberty” received a very public hearing from the Hawaii Supreme Court Monday at Punahou School, as lawyers from the nonprofit Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) pressed a habeas corpus claim that the animals are unlawfully confined.

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