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Massachusetts: Federal Court Grounds Municipal Drone Law

September 22, 2017 by Jason Reagan 5 Comments

A federal court has grounded four parts of a 2016 drone ordinance in a Massachusetts town after a pitched legal battle that may set precedence in future UAV case law. Local drone operator Michael Singer filed the lawsuit after the town of Newton passed an ordinance regulating drone use in December. Among other things, the new law required drone owners to register with the … [Read more...] about Massachusetts: Federal Court Grounds Municipal Drone Law

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