January 16 - Today in Legal History
January 16, 1919 - Eighteenth Amendment Ratified, Authorizing Prohibition
The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified, mandating nationwide prohibition of the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors in the U.S. within one year. In 1933, the Eighteenth Amendment will become the only amendment to be repealed, when the Twenty-First Amendment -- specifically invalidating the Eighteenth Amendment and leaving regulation of alcohol largely to the individual states -- is ratified.
Related Resources:
- 18th Amendment: Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquors (FindLaw)
- 21st Amendment: Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment (FindLaw)
- Audio: Challenging the Ban on Online Liquor and Wine (Justice Talking)
- U.S. Constitution (FindLaw)
