article_snippet.sent: A representative of the Long Island university have been ordered to appear in court to respond to a petition by the Nonhuman Rights Project that chimps Hercules and Leo are 'unlawfully detained.'
article_snippet.sent: A Stony Brook representative have been ordered to appear in court next month to respond the petition which argues that the chimps  should be set free and moved to a sanctuary in Florida. '
article_snippet.sent: A representative of the university have been ordered to appear in a New York court next month to respond the petition which argues that Leo and Hercules and Leo should be set free and moved to a sanctuary (stock image) '
article_snippet.sent: Although Judge Jaffe's ruling only requires a Stony Brook University representative to attend a hearing regarding Hercules and Leo and Hercules next month, it can be used to set precedent for further legal action. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Petition by animal rights group claims chimps are 'unlawfully detained'
  University rep have been ordered to attend court to respond to petition .
  