The National Rifle Association on Friday dropped a lawsuit the group had filed last year against Letitia James, New York’s attorney general. An attorney for the association, known as the NRA, told a federal judge that the plaintiff wants the suit “voluntarily dismissed without prejudice.” The NRA filed the suit on Aug. 6, 2020, asserting James, a Democrat, was committed to targeting it for political reasons, based on statements she made during her campaign. At one point, James vowed to “take down the NRA.” In a lawsuit filed in state court against the NRA earlier that day, James argued the nonprofit was exploited by CEO Wayne LaPierre for his financial benefit and for the benefit of a close circle of staff, board members, and vendors. The voluntarily dismissal “will ensure that the NRA’s claims proceed promptly to discovery and a full vindication of its members’ rights,” NRA lawyer William Brewer said in …