Law Federal judge rules that 156-year-old ban on at-home distilling is unconstitutional Texas-based judge ruled that a ban from 1868 exceeds Congress's taxing power, violates a U.S. Constitution ...

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a 156-year-old ban on at-home distilling is unconstitutional, siding with a group that advocates for legalizing the ability of people to produce spirits ...

Trek Brewing Co. owner John Ream has appealed a federal court's dismissal of his lawsuit against the Treasury Department over ...

In July, a Texas judge ruled that a 157-year-old ban on at-home distilling was unconstitutional, allowing a group of at-home distilling proponents in the Lone Star State to pursue their passion ...

In July, a Texas judge ruled that a 157-year-old ban on at-home distilling was unconstitutional, allowing a group of at-home distilling proponents in the Lone Star State to pursue their passion ...

The Buckeye Institute recently filed its first brief in an appeal, saying the federal government’s ban on distilling of ...

In April 2024, the city of Columbus challenged the ban by taking the fight to court. A Franklin County judge ruled the state ...

The ban on home distilling, though, Pittman writes, "does not directly regulate the supply and demand of alcohol, does not make Congress a production manager over each distillery to inflate prices ...

But things may change. Earlier this month, a Texas judge ruled that the 156-year-old ban on at-home distilling is unconstitutional. It's the first victory in years for the spirit lovers pushing ...

In July, a Texas judge ruled the federal ban on home distilling is unconstitutional, siding with the Hobby Distillers Association, which is seeking to legalize production of spirits for personal ...

On July 10, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Pittman in the Northern District of Texas ruled in the case of Hobby Distillers Association v. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau that the ...