Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

World

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to review deportation case

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that opened the door for US President Donald Trump’s administration to rearrest and deport the Palestinian activist. Khalil’s lawyers asked the justices to take up his case after the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that federal immigration law barred a lower-court judge…

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to review deportation case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a 1868 federal ban on the home distilling of alcoholic spirits, a law enacted to combat liquor tax evasion following the Civil War. The case pits the current administration, led by Republican President Donald Trump, which supports the law, against various state attorneys general who argue that the ban exceeds congressional authority under the U.S. Constitution.

The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments and issue a ruling by the end of June. The ban subjects violators to up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Prior to the 1868 law, distilling at home was a common practice, with notable figures like George Washington partaking in the activity.

Written by urgent.news from Daily Maverick's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

This story

This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.

Read the original at scmp.com →

More in World

More from Monday 19 October →