Judge Doesn’t Buy Expanding 13th Amendment Argument in PETA Suit over Enslaved Whales

Judge Doesn’t Buy Expanding 13th Amendment Argument in PETA Suit over Enslaved Whales

PETA has lost its bid to get a federal judge to hear its lawsuit contending that SeaWorld is holding five killer whales in violation of the 13th Amendment. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller dismissed the suit on Wednesday, saying the 13th Amendment applies only to human beings and offers no redress for the plaintiffs, five orca whales represented in part by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals as next friends. “As plaintiffs lack standing to bring a 13th Amendment claim, the court dismisses the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction,” Miller wrote. The Los Angeles Times and the…

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