Alaska Legislature Will Support State’s Bootlegging Penalties in Front of U.S. Supreme Court

Alaska Legislature will support state’s bootlegging penalties in front of U.S. Supreme Court

The Legislature will submit a friend-of-the-court letter in support of the state and against a former bush pilot whose plane was seized after a bootlegging conviction.

The U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide How Courts Measure an Excessive Fine

On July 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will decide how courts determine whether a fine or forfeiture is unconstitutionally excessive.  The case, Jouppi v. Alaska, arises from Alaska’s effort to forfeit a $95,000 airplane after its owner was convicted of a misdemeanor involving the transportation of a […]