Supreme Court Showdown: The Case of the $95,000 Six Pack Plane Seizure The United States Supreme Court has agreed to review a case that pits an Alaska bush pilot's right to his property against the state's efforts to punish him for a minor offense.
Kenneth Jouppi's 1969 Cessna is at the center of this controversy, with the state seeking to seize the plane as part of a $95,000 fine for transporting a six pack of beer into a dry village.
On its surface, the case appears to be trivial – after all, how much harm can one small flight really cause?