Kenneth Jouppi says that ever since he was convicted of a alcohol-related misdemeanor in 2012, the state has attempted to ...
A six-pack of beer, for a $95,000 Cessna. Seems like a fair trade and not-at-all overzealous punishment, right?
The state of Alaska has spent the past 14 years trying to confiscate an 82-year-old bush pilot’s $95,000 airplane because a ...
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Alaska pilot fights to save $95,000 plane after passenger’s 6-pack of beer leads to Supreme Court case
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on July 20, 2026, to review Alaska’s attempt to seize a $95,000 Cessna from bush pilot Kenneth ...
The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, sued to block his plane’s seizure after he was convicted of an alcohol-related misdemeanor charge.
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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
The case could reshape when governments can seize valuable property over relatively minor offenses.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from an 82-year-old Alaskan bush pilot whose plane was seized in 2012 after a ...
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A Case of Beer for the Supreme Court
The Justices will consider whether seizing a plane went too far for the Eighth Amendment.
Geoff was a chemical engineer and worked in a gold mine. Marcy was an accountant and had her sights on becoming a bush pilot.
A six-pack of Budweiser could cost an Alaskan pilot his $95,000 plane unless the Supreme Court agrees the punishment doesn’t ...
European Heat Wave Driven by Cleaner Air, U.K. Climate Office Study Finds Is Canada to Blame for the Wildfire Smoke ‘Invasion’? Thousands of Noncitizens Added to ...
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