NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s attorney general was dealt a setback in her corruption case against the National Rifle Association on Wednesday, when a state judge dismissed her effort to dissolve the gun rights group.
Justice Joel Cohen of a New York state court in Manhattan said Attorney General Letitia James’ accusations mainly concern private harm to the NRA, its members and donors, and which if proven can be addressed by targeted, less intrusive relief.
The judge said James, a Democrat, can pursue other claims against the NRA and individual defendants in her lawsuit, including the group’s longtime Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Chris Reese)
