Alaska pilot fights to save $95,000 plane

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Alaska wants to seize a pilot's plane over a 6-pack of beer. The Supreme Court will hear his case
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review an Alaska bush pilot's claims that state authorities have tried to illegally seize his $95,000 airplane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry village.

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Supreme Court will review Alaska's bid to seize pilot's plane over 6-pack of beer: "This case isn't just about me"
Supreme Court to hear from Alaskan bush pilot whose plane was confiscated over a six-pack of beer
A Remote Alaska Village, a Small Aircraft, and a Few Cases of Beer
Fourteen years ago, the state of Alaska tried to seize a man's $95,000 small airplane because one of his passengers tried to bring beer into a dry village.

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An 82-year-old pilot could lose his $95,000 plane over a passenger's six-pack of beer — now the Supreme Court will decide if that's legal
Supreme Court Will Consider Excessive Fines Clause Asset Forfeiture Case
Supreme Court to decide if Alaska pilot could lose plane over 6-pack of beer
Jouppi is challenging this seizure, arguing that taking his aircraft would violate the Eighth Amendment's "Excessive Fines Clause," which prohibits excessive fines.

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$95K plane seizure over a six-pack of beer heads to Supreme Court
Supreme Court will review Alaska's bid to seize plane over 6-pack of beer