One six-pack of beer could significantly alter how the Constitution regulates law enforcement
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- The News Biz PK·3d agoAlaska bush pilot asks Supreme Court to overturn plane confiscation
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Kenneth Jouppi, an 82-year-old Alaska bush pilot whose aircraft was confiscated after authorities found beer on board before a flight to a dry village.Jouppi argues that the seizure of his $95,000 Cessna violated the Eighth…
Read at The News Biz PK → - Independent World·3d agoSupreme Court to decide if Alaska pilot could lose plane over 6-pack of beer
The pilot argues that taking his aircraft would violate the Eighth Amendment's ‘Excessive Fines Clause’
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