Photojournalist challenges FAA’s ban on drone flights near DHS vehicles

Photojournalist challenges FAA’s ban on drone flights near DHS vehicles

Attorneys from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press are representing photojournalist Rob Levine in a challenge to unconstitutional federal restrictions that criminalize drone flights near federal immigration enforcement operations. Levine, a Minneapolis photojournalist who works with drones, is petitioning the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to throw out sweeping, nationwide flight restrictions imposed by t…

Minnesota photojournalist sues FAA over rule banning drones near DHS assets

A Minnesota photojournalist and press freedom advocates are suing the Federal Aviation Administration over a recently-issued rule banning drone flights within 3,000 feet of Department of Homeland Security buildings and vehicles. “You have no way of knowing in advance before…