Federal appeals court tosses 158-year-old ban on home distilling as unconstitutional

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared Friday that a Reconstruction-era federal ban on home distilling exceeds Congress's constitutional authority to levy taxes, ending, at the federal level, a prohibition that has been on the books since 1868 and carried penalties of up to five years in prison and a 10,000 fine. The three-judge [] The post Federal appeals court tosses 158-year-old ban on home distilling as unconstitutional appeared first on Conservative Institute.