December 17, 2024 – ABA Journal reports that the National Rifle Association (NRA) will reform its governance following a civil lawsuit that originally sought to dissolve the organization.
Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, which had represented the NRA since 2018, said in a statement that the judgment “is tailored to compliance and governance measures in the NRA’s interest—many proposed by the NRA itself and several of which were already underway at the association.”
Judge Joel Cohen approved the judgment on December 11. The reforms include increasing leadership transparency and changing how NRA board elections are conducted.
As reported, the Brewer firm added that efforts to obtain a “corporate death penalty” and court-appointed monitor to oversee the NRA were defeated. “The NRA pays no fines or penalties under today’s judgment. Instead, the judgment entitles the NRA to collect millions of dollars from two former executives found to have breached their duties,” the statement said. “In sum, following over a month of trial proceedings, Justice Joel Cohen denied all invasive relief sought by the government.”
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