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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Federal Ban on Home Distilling

The justices will examine whether Congress had constitutional authority to prohibit home distilling, taking up a challenge to an 1868 law after a lower panel rejected the restrictions.

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Supreme Court agrees to review home distilling prohibition

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Case identified as Department of Justice v. McNutt

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Coverage identifies Congress's taxing powers as a central question

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Challengers describe prohibition as relic of Reconstruction politics

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Trump administration's support for keeping ban is reported

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2 articles

  1. Trump Administration Urges SCOTUS To Uphold Federal Ban on Distilling Liquor at Home
    Reason
  2. U.S. Supreme Court to review 1868 federal ban on home distilling of liquor
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8 articles

  1. Supreme Court agrees to review a Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in private homes
    New York Post
  2. Could you soon make your own moonshine? SCOTUS takes up 160-year-old ban
    Axios
  3. Supreme Court Will Hear Necessary and Proper Clause Case on Federal Law Banning Home Distilleries
    Reason
  4. Supreme Court will review ban on distilling spirits in private homes
    The Independent
  5. Supreme Court to decide legality of ban on distilling liquor at home
    CBS Top Stories