Supreme Court to decide if 160-year-old home distilling ban is constitutional
Also reported by CBS News
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court will review whether the government can continue banning people from making alcohol at home. A lower court recently said this old law, from the 1860s, is not allowed under the Constitution.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about a law banning home distilling of spirits (alcohol).
- The ban dates back about 160 years, to the 1860s.
- A lower court ruled that this ban is unconstitutional.
- The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to step in and review the decision.
- The government argues the lower court’s decision could harm existing regulations.
- The issue involves whether people have the right to make alcohol at home without government restriction.
