Should the fine have to fit the crime?
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25 min
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What It Covers
Bush pilot Ken Jopi loses his $95,000 Cessna over transporting six-pack of beer to dry Alaskan village, challenging constitutional limits on excessive fines.
Notable Moment
Supreme Court expert Michael O'Hare admits law schools never taught the excessive fines clause during his education in the 1990s, showing constitutional provision's obscurity.
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