Fifth Circuit strikes down 158-year-old ban on home distilling

A federal appeals court on Friday tossed a 158-year-old ban on home distilling, finding it exceeded Congress’s constitutional authority to levy taxes. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Hobby Distillers Association and four of its 1,300 members who challenged the Reconstruction-era prohibition, according to Reuters. Circuit Judge Edith Hollan Jones, writing []...Click to read more