Supreme Court urged to strike down federal distilling prohibition

The Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether a federal law barring the home distilling of alcohol is unconstitutional, after a pair of federal appeals courts issued conflicting rulings on the legality of the longstanding statute.

The Buckeye Institute, a conservative think tank, is backing an appeal to the high court asking the justices to look at whether the "federal prohibition on home distilling exceeds Congress's enumerated powers" and if the Supreme Court should clarify the scope of Congress's powers to regulate under the commerce clause...