The state Court of Appeals recently upheld North Carolina’s smoking ban for most restaurants and bars. Roy Cordato explains why that decision means bad news for property rights during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Becki Gray will preview the upcoming short session of North Carolina’s General Assembly, and we’ll also address several legal issues.

Jeanette Doran of the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law will describe the state’s complicated constitutional amendment process. Afsheen John Radsan of the National Security Forum will discuss the U.S. case for targeting citizen Anwar al-Awlaki for killing in Yemen. And Lousiana State law professor John Baker will discuss the perils associated with the overcriminalization of federal law.