Court rules that a 158-year-old ban on home distilling is unconstitutional
Home Distillation Ban Declared Unconstitutional A U.S. appeals court recently invalidated the federal ban on home distillation that has been in place for nearly 158 years. The court deemed the ban, which was designed to prevent tax evasion on liquor, as unconstitutional, asserting that it was an inappropriate exercise of Congress’s taxing authority. This decision […]
Court Overturns 158-Year-Old Ban on Home Distilling
Federal Court Overturns 158-Year Ban on Home Distillation On Friday, a federal appeals court ruled against a 158-year prohibition on home distillation, saying it exceeded Congress’ authority concerning taxation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit backed the Hobby Distillers Association and several of its members who contested this old ban from the […]