Coffee with Scott: A Brewing Fight at SCOTUS

October 29, 2026

This month’s episode wraps up our three-part series on IJ’s Supreme Court cases with Jouppi v. Alaska. Scott takes a closer look at a case that asks what it really means for a fine to be “excessive” under the Constitution. He explores the constitutional principles at stake, the story of an Alaska bush pilot who lost his $95,000 plane over a passenger’s six-pack of beer, and why IJ is bringing this fight to the Supreme Court.

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