Jon Guze, John Locke Foundation senior fellow for legal studies, discusses Town of Apex v. Rubin, a property-rights case at the N.C. Court of Appeals. Learn more here:“Town of Apex Continues Its Assault on Homeowner’s Constitutional Rights.”
Locke’s Jon Guze analyzes Apex property-rights case at N.C. Court of Appeals
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