Devastation in Texas linked to Hurricane Harvey and the threat of East Coast damage from Hurricane Irma helped lead to higher prices at N C gas pumps State officials also invoked North Carolina's price-gouging law Roy Cordato John Locke Foundation senior economist and resident scholar explains why the law ignores the laws of economics He explains the link between price-gouging restrictions and gasoline shortages While U S Supreme Court justices enjoy a brief break in their work Ilya Shapiro is busy analyzing the court's work from the past year Shapiro is senior fellow in constitutional studies at the libertarian Cato
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