NPPA Challenges FAA Drone Restrictions on First Amendment Grounds

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NPPA Challenges FAA Drone Restrictions on First Amendment Grounds

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The FAA is proposing new restrictions on drone operations over critical infrastructure. The NPPA has filed formal comments opposing the proposal, arguing it could limit constitutionally protected newsgathering. Still a proposed rule, not yet law, but the NPPA's intervention puts First Amendment scrutiny on the record.

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