The Wilmington Housing Authority has hired Barry M. Willoughby to defend the agency against the civil rights lawsuit filed last week by the National Rifle Association.
The NRA filed suit against the housing authority seeking to force the WHA to overturn its gun ban.
Willoughby, a labor lawyer with the firm of Young Conoway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP was not willing to be interviewed for this report.
On Tuesday, Willoughby had the lawsuit transferred from the Delaware Court of Chancery to federal court — the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
This move could further delay the case, since the four-member federal bench in Delaware is short two judges, and ultimately cost more taxpayer dollars.
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