Jeanette Doran, executive director and general counsel at the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law, explains how a lawsuit pitting Emerald Isle against beachfront property owners could have an impact on other property owners across the state. Doran offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 472).
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