The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a case challenging the 1868 law that bans home distilling, in a case that tests how much power Congress can claim under the Constitution's Necessary and

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide the legality of a federal ban on the home distilling ​of alcoholic spirits that was enacted in 1868 after the U.S. Civil War to crack down on liquor tax evasion.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago.Plaint...

People who want the right to distill spirits in their private homes are celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to hear their case.

Challengers say Congress overstepped its powers when it enacted the Reconstruction-era prohibition on distilling spirits in private homes.