Vacate a drone restriction that criminalized recording immigration agents
EFF and allies ask the D.C. Circuit to vacate an FAA drone rule restricting recording of immigration agents.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation joined an amicus brief with the ACLU and photographer groups in Levine v. FAA. They argue a since-rescinded FAA flight restriction effectively criminalized drone recording of DHS, ICE, and CBP officers and vehicle convoys, even from more than half a mile away. The petitioner says pilots could still face punishment for past violations and that the FAA could reinstate the rule. The brief treats drone imagery as First Amendment-protected newsgathering aimed at accountability for immigration enforcement.
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EFF joined an amicus brief with ACLU, ACLU of D. C. , National Press Photographers Association, and Professional Photographers of America to urge the D.
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