FAA’s mobile no-drone zones create First Amendment concerns Quill, a magazine by the Society of Professional Journalists

Press freedom advocates are expressing alarm about a new “mobile no-drone zone,” which the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has declared above and around the vehicles used by federal military personnel and federal law enforcement officers.
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News Media Coalition letter challenges FAA’s no-drone zone Quill, a magazine by the Society of Professional Journalists

First Amendment advocates are challenging the FAA’s new airspace regulations, which in effect create a nationwide series of mobile no-drone zones above and near all federal law enforcement activities.
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News Media Coalition Letter Challenges FAA’s Expansive NOTAM News media coalition challenges FAA NOTAM restricting drones near federal agents, citing First Amendment concerns and vague rules.

A news media coalition has sent a letter to the FAA, raising questions about the agency’s recent issuance of a controversial Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM), which imposes sweeping restrictions to the operation of UAVs above or near federal agents and their vehicles.
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