Plane Seizure Fight Reaches the Supreme Court, With Eighth Amendment Test at Stake

The nation's highest court has agreed to take up a forfeiture case that turns on the seizure of an aircraft, according to AVweb. At issue is the legal yardstick courts use to decide when a forfeiture crosses the line into an excessive fine under the Eighth Amendment. For an owner community accustomed to Part 91K and Part 135 distinctions, the outcome will set the standard federal courts apply nationwide whenever a government seeks to take an aircraft through forfeiture proceedings.

With reporting from AVweb.