Jon Guze, John Locke Foundation director of legal studies, discusses a Wake County, N.C., legal dispute involving a town’s “quick-take” power and its abuse of eminent domain. Guze offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
JLF’s Jon Guze discusses N.C. dispute involving ‘quick-take’ power and eminent domain abuse
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