# US Supreme Court to review 1868 federal ban on home distilling liquor

https://mins.news/en/item/106334

- Reuters, 2026-10-19 13:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-review-1868-federal-ban-home-distilling-liquor-2026-10-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad62014ab53aa0001d9a157

> The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to rule on whether a federal ban on home-distilling alcoholic spirits is legal. Enacted in 1868 after the Civil War, the ban was intended to curb evasion of liquor taxes.

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