Supreme Court Agrees to Review Reconstruction-Era Home Distilling Ban

Greenville New Bern Washington, NC, October 19, 2026 —

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a Reconstruction-era law that banned distilling spirits in private homes, according to the information provided about the case.

The law’s specific name, the case’s parties and the legal question before the court were not provided. No information was given about the decision or decisions that led to the review, the arguments made by either side, or when the court is expected to hear the matter.

The available account describes the law’s subject and historical period but does not specify how the ban is written or what activities it covers beyond distilling spirits in private homes. It also does not say whether the court will consider the law’s constitutionality, how it is applied, or another issue. Those details cannot be established from the information provided.

The agreement to review the law is the only reported development. No ruling has been described, and no outcome or effect of the review has been provided. The information also does not identify a location, explain whether the law is currently enforced, or say whether any person has been charged or penalized under it.

Further details about the case, including the court’s review schedule and the legal arguments, were not included in the summary. Until those specifics are available, the reported development is limited to the court’s decision to take up the challenge to the Reconstruction-era ban.

Story summarized from the original created by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press on www.wnct.com, see more information here.

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