Amicus brief raises First Amendment questions about drone journalism as legal challenge continues Several civil liberties and photography organizations have filed a brief in a federal case challenging an FAA drone flight restriction that the agency later withdrew. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of the District of Columbia, National … [Read more...] about Groups Ask Appeals Court to Review Rescinded FAA Drone Restriction
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Photojournalist Challenges FAA Temporary Flight Restriction as First Amendment Violation
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill A drone pilot has sued the FAA, claiming that an FAA temporary flight restriction (TFR) that restricts UAS operations above and near federal law enforcement operations is overbroad and violates the First Amendment rights of reporters covering government-sanctioned activity. Attorneys with The Reporters Committee for the Freedom … [Read more...] about Photojournalist Challenges FAA Temporary Flight Restriction as First Amendment Violation
