Wayne LaPierre, who led the National Rifle Association for more than three decades, had long been the face of the American gun rights movement, a Beltway Clint Eastwood who insisted that “the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun.” But on Friday, a civil […]
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Lawsuit Against NRA Goes to Jury After Final Arguments
Lawyers for New York State concluded their case against the National Rifle Association on Thursday, bringing an end to a closely watched civil showdown that accused leaders of the nation’s most prominent gun rights group of financial misconduct and corruption. Over the last six weeks, lawyers for New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, have outlined […]
Read MoreNRA Questions Wayne LaPierre’s Spending During NYC Corruption Trial
In a head-spinning day of court action on Monday, a lawyer for the National Rifle Association grilled its longtime chief, Wayne LaPierre, about his lavish spending. Under rapid-fire questioning during his second day of testimony in a New York civil corruption trial, Mr. LaPierre admitted that much of his spending had not been authorized by […]
Read MoreWayne LaPierre, Longtime NRA Chief, Testifies at Manhattan Trial
With less than a week left as chief of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre got to look back at his 33-year tenure in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday, when he began testifying in a civil corruption case that the New York attorney general brought against him. Mr. LaPierre has been accused of using the […]
Read MoreN.R.A. Civil Corruption Trial to Begin in New York
Just days after the resignation of its longtime leader, the National Rifle Association faced off in a Manhattan court on Monday in a long-awaited civil showdown with the New York attorney general’s office. With Wayne LaPierre, the longtime chief of the N.R.A., looking on from the first row, a lawyer from the attorney general’s office […]
Read MoreWayne LaPierre Resigns From N.R.A. With Trial Set to Open
On the eve of a legal battle in New York, Wayne LaPierre told board members on Friday that he would step down as the longtime chief of the National Rifle Association. Mr. LaPierre, 74, has led the organization for more than three decades. But his resignation came as he faced his gravest challenge yet, a […]
Read MoreLaPierre, Longtime N.R.A. Leader, Faces Trial That Could End His Reign
Ms. James seeks to use her regulatory authority over nonprofit groups to impose a range of financial penalties against the defendants and to remove Mr. LaPierre; any money recovered would flow back to the N.R.A. Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Tuesday before State Supreme Court Justice Joel M. Cohen. The trial is expected […]
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