Court decisions · on the rundown Monday, October 19, 2026
Supreme Court to review 1868 federal ban on home distilling
Covered by 31 outlets over 124 hours. They ran 30 distinct reports. First reported by The Center Square at 13:35 UTC on October 19, 2026.
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What happened?
- The ban was enacted in 1868, after the Civil War, as a measure aimed at liquor tax evasion, per HotAir.
- The administration of President Donald Trump is defending the statute, HotAir reports.
- The Supreme Court has agreed to review the 1868 federal ban on distilling spirits in private homes.
Challengers argue the statute exceeds Congress's authority under the Constitution, and more than a dozen Republican-led states have backed the challenge; the Trump administration is defending the law after a lower court ruled against it.
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