In @nytopinion.nytimes.com A Supreme Court case involving a 1969 Cessna and a six-pack of beer will hopefully “answer an important and neglected question,” James Sample writes in a guest essay: “When is a fine so excessive that it becomes unconstitutional?”

nyti.msOpinion | An Alaskan Pilot. A Six-Pack of Beer. An Important Supreme Court Precedent.An upcoming case will determine whether the Supreme Court treats an ordinary person with the same care it has long shown corporations.