Six-pack Flight Sparks Supreme Court Fight Over Plane Forfeiture
TL;DR
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Kenneth Jouppi’s challenge to Alaska’s seizure of his 1969 Cessna after a passenger carried a six-pack of beer to a dry village. Jouppi argues the forfeiture violates the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause, while Alaska contends the state’s legal standard supports the seizure. Arguments are expected in the fall, with Jouppi backed by the Institute for Justice against the state’s position.
- Alaska wants to seize a pilot’s plane over a 6-pack of beer. The Supreme Court will hear his case. NBC News
- ‘Airplane forfeited for a 6-pack’: Supreme Court takes up excessive fines appeal MS NOW
- One six-pack of beer could significantly alter how the Constitution regulates law enforcement Fox News
- Supreme Court to decide if man will lose his plane over illicit beer The Washington Post
- Can pilot lose plane for bootlegging 6-pack? Supreme Court to decide USA Today
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