Alaska’s Bootlegging Plane Case Heads to Supreme Court | Anchorage News

Alaska’s bootlegging laws are headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after a former pilot’s plane was seized for smuggling alcohol — a case now seen as a test of state authority over alcohol enforcement in rural areas. While the state Legislature and Governor Dunleavy usually clash, they’re united here, hiring a special lawyer to submit an amicus brief arguing that strict penalties are needed to combat alcohol abuse in communities that have banned it. The brief, due by October, highlights Alaska’s unique reliance on planes for transportation and the state’s long-standing struggle with alcohol-related harm — all aimed at convincing the Supreme Court that Alaska’s enforcement methods are both necessary and justified.

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