Plane Seized Over Six-Pack of Budweiser. Seriously.
Sep 18, 2025
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Can the government take a $95,000 plane because a passenger used it to transport a six pack of Budweiser? The Alaska Supreme Court says yes but the U.S. Constitution says no.
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