Judge declines to appoint monitor for NRA but bars former CEO Wayne LaPierre from working for group [Video]

A New York judge on Monday banned Wayne LaPierre, the former head of the National Rifle Association, from holding a paid position with the organization for a decade, but he declined to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group’s finances.The split decision from Judge Joel Cohen came on the final day of arguments in the second stage of the civil trial of the NRA brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.Ruling from the bench, Cohen said the state’s request for a monitor was not the correct remedy, suggesting the outside oversight mechanism would be “time-consuming, disruptive and will impose significant costs on the NRA without corresponding benefits.”Cohen also said he had concerns about “speech-chilling government intrusion on the affairs of the organization.”He said the same First Amendment concerns did not apply to whether LaPierre could serve anytime soon in the organization.”This relief is about the privilege, …