A veteran Alaska bush pilot who has spent more than a decade battling to stop the state from confiscating his prized airplane over a passenger’s six-pack of beer is finally getting his day before the US Supreme Court.
Kenneth Jouppi, now in his 80s, has been locked in a legal battle following a 2012 flight to Beaver, one of Alaska’s remote 'dry' villages, where he was convicted on a misdemeanor alcohol transportation charge.
