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Excessive Fines Clause
Coverage of Excessive Fines Clause in the Nexus archive.
- Alaska wants to seize a pilot's plane over a 6-pack of beer. The Supreme Court will hear his case
Alaska seeks to seize a pilot's $95,000 plane for transporting a six-pack of beer to a dry village. The Supreme Court will review the case, where the pilot argues the seizure violates the Eighth Amendment's 'Excessive Fines Clause.'