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NRA legal judgment bans LaPierre but could signal the end of gun group’s fight with New York authorities

  • Written by Elizabeth Schmidt, Professor of Practice in Public Policy, Nonprofit Organizations, and Social & Environmental Enterprises, UMass Amherst
imageFormer NRA leader Wayne LaPierre can't do any paid work for the group for the next 10 years.AP Photo/Seth Wenig

A New York judge on July 29, 2024, banned Wayne LaPierre, the former head of the National Rifle Association, from holding any paid position with the organization for a decade. The ruling came five months after a New York City jury found,...

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