Richard L. Cupp

John W. Wade Professor of Law @Pepperdine. Animal welfare protection good, animal legal personhood not so much. Website: My opinions.

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

My website at https://t.co/ltbWDOBwPM, with info and (eventually) news re my work with animals' evolving legal status.

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

Michigan Supreme Court appropriately declines to hear habeas corpus case for chimpanzees. Evolving animal welfare good; animal legal personhood not so much. https://t.co/958uwMZ1Ci

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

@RickCarusoLA Thank you!

[The Institute for Family Studies @FamStudies]

Legal personhood for AI is not a foregone conclusion, notes @johnehrett in a new policy brief.

Some legislators have begun developing policy measures intended to preemptively rebut theories of AI personhood. For example, Ohio House Bill 469.

Read or download the full brief here: https://t.co/khNCoQMX8K

[The Institute for Family Studies @FamStudies]

Expanding personhood status to AI systems will trigger downstream political and social consequences, warns @johnehrett in a new @FamStudies policy brief. However... (1 of 2)👇

Read an excerpt from the brief here: https://t.co/kGAT6Li4Dt

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

@johnehrett @FamStudies Great article John, thanks.

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

Judge quickly and correctly rejects Wisconsin lawsuit seeking habeas corpus for dogs. Unsuccessful appeals to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and then to the Wisconsin Supreme Court seem likely to follow. https://t.co/6xSgrU5Bkt

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

New lawsuit seeking habeas corpus, which is applied to persons, for dogs at a kennel. The previous lawsuits have focused on the most intelligent animals, such as chimpanzees and elephants. Those lawsuits have all failed, predict this one to fail too. https://t.co/9O7Ncz5O7c

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

Michigan Court of Appeals emphasizes humans' unique status participating in the social contract in rejecting chimpanzee legal personhood. https://t.co/srzdm3Wwk5

[Logan Baltau @Coach_Baltau]

Great coach, friend and person. Parents will be lucky to have their sons play for Coach Gruskin

[Pepperdine Men’s Basketball @PepperdineMBB]

ANYBODY GOT A GLASS SLIPPER WE COULD BORROW

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

@IAmTheWardog @PeppBasketball Thanks for the shout-out Wardog! Yes, watching all of the games. I knew this team had the talent, fun to see them finally putting it together. Tough challenge tonight against St. Mary's; looking forward to it!

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

Sports Illustrated article discussing Tommy Cupp as the eighth leading freshman scorer in California varsity basketball: https://t.co/QNhtwhKoSs https://t.co/i2qD8Mfuls…… #ballislife
@iamCoachGrubbs
#hsbasketball #2028 #NCSA #Malibuhighschool

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

@ProfRobAnderson Good to see.

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

Congratulations Malibu High School boys varsity basketball coach @Dgchsbball on achieving your 300th career win yesterday!

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

Maxpreps article highlighting freshman Tommy Cupp's 33 point performance last night (third game this season over 30 points) for Malibu High School varsity. https://t.co/WVbhJN4rh0… #ballislife @iamCoachGrubbs #hsbasketball #2028 #NCSA #Malibuhighschool

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

@ProfRobAnderson That got a laugh out loud. I couldn't dribble or shoot, but on the other hand I am slow.

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

Malibu High School sports games and practices cancelled today because of air quality concerns from the new Hughes fire. Heavy smoke over western Malibu with strong Santa Ana winds.

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

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[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

In unanimous decision Colorado Supreme Court rules that intelligent nonhuman animals such as elephants are not legal persons. Wise ruling agreeing with a growing number of courts. Animal protection is needed, but animal legal personhood is a very bad idea. https://t.co/iKKDnJYJ7V

[Richard L. Cupp @CuppRick]

The Palisades fire burned to within view of our balcony, but because the Franklin fire last month burned off all of the hillsides in our immediate area, we appear to be safe from the current fires. Prayers for the hundreds or thousands of people who lost their homes in the fires.