Alec Baldwin loses latest appeal to dismiss ‘Rust’ case

A New Mexico judge denied actor Alec Baldwin’s latest attempt to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charge over the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of "Rust," keeping the case on track to go to trial early next month.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sided with prosecutors, rejecting Baldwin's attempt to drop the charge over the firearm evidence, The Associated Press reported.

Baldwin’s defense attorneys argued that the gun responsible for the shooting was damaged during FBI forensic testing...