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Could you soon make your own moonshine? SCOTUS takes up 160-year-old ban

Axios·October 19, 2026·1 min read
Could you soon make your own moonshine? SCOTUS takes up 160-year-old ban

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a challenge to the 160-year-old ban on home distilling. The case, Department of Justice v. McNutt, follows a 5th Circuit ruling that deemed the ban unconstitutional, while the 6th Circuit upheld it. Violators face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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