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Supreme Court to decide if 160-year-old home distilling ban is constitutional

Supreme Court to decide if 160-year-old home distilling ban is constitutional

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.
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