The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds an 1868 ban, splitting the circuits.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Wolf Art/Pexels) A U.S. appeals court has overturned a 158-year-old ban on home distilleries, potentially opening the door ...

A 158-Year-Old Law, Two Conflicting Rulings, and a Constitutional Showdown Nobody Saw Coming For the better part of 160 years ...

The ruling blocks enforcement of a long-standing federal prohibition that effectively made home distilling spirits a crime ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The plaintiffs, which included aspiring home distiller Scott McNutt as well as the association, challenged two provisions of ...

A federal appeals court struck down a longstanding ban on home distilling, ruling that it does not effectively support tax collection and is therefore unconstitutional. While home production of beer ...

An April 10, 2026, decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court decision and ...

A U.S. appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional a nearly 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling, calling it an unnecessary and improper means for Congress to exercise its power to tax.

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that an 1868 ban on at-home distilling is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, in his ruling on Wednesday, sided with the Hobby Distillers Association ...

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a nearly 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling, 11 days ...

A U.S. Appellate Court ended a Reconstruction-era ban on making spirits at home. The prohibition was challenged by Hobby Distillers and four of its members, who said they wanted to produce spirits as ...

An 1868 moonshine ban could be an opening for the Supreme Court.