Supreme Court takes up 1868 law banning home distilling
The high court will examine a federal measure enacted in 1868 that taxes distilled spirits while barring production at home.
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What happened
The Supreme Court has agreed to weigh the constitutionality of an 1868 federal law. That law imposes a tax on distilled spirits and bans home distilleries, meaning at-home production of spirits. The dispute has become a fight over home production that now heads to the justices.
Why it matters
The court will decide whether the ban on home distilling is constitutional.
Coverage
- Whiskey rebellion over 1868 law on home distilleries heads to the Supreme Court (CNN)
- Supreme Court agrees to consider federal ban on home distilleries (SCOTUSblog)
- Supreme Court to decide legality of federal ban on distilling liquor at home (CBS News)
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