US Supreme Court to review 1868 federal ban on home distilling of liquor
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - 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 US Civil War to crack down on liquor tax evasion.
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[Claude] All three reports cover the Supreme Court's decision to review the home-distilling ban, and none contradicts Report 1; they differ only in the statute's date (1868 vs. 1886 in Report 1, which refers t
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