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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

Alaska wants to seize a pilot's plane over a 6-pack of beer. The Supreme Court will hear his case
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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.The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, sued to block his plane's seizure after he...

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