Lawsuits, bans, privacy fights, and the case law being written around drones.
In a world where minutes can redraw the map of a community, drones are no longer weekend gadgets or delivery pipe dreams. They are becoming airborne lifelines. On March 2, the University of Mississippi will host its second Unmanned Aircraft System Symposium, organized by the Center for Air and Space Law. The event, titled “Unleashing…
Kansas City may soon get something it has never had before, local police with the legal authority to knock a drone out of the sky, as KCTV5 reports. A new bill introduced by Eric Burlison would temporarily give state and local law enforcement the power to intercept and disable unmanned aircraft during the 2026 FIFA…
A drone pilot in Maryland is now facing federal charges after allegedly flying over one of the most sensitive military sites in the United States and posting the footage to his YouTube channel, as FOX Baltimore reports. According to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court for Maryland, Stuart Dale Bennett was identified by the…
Chinese authorities have criminally detained DJI’s former Vice President of Sales on suspicion of accepting bribes during a five-year tenure that coincided with the drone giant’s most turbulent period of global regulatory pressure. The executive, identified only by surname Yuan, oversaw DJI’s entire global sales operation from May 2019 through May 2024. The detention was…
Santa Maria Police Department wants to shave precious seconds off emergency response times, and they are looking up to do it. The department is exploring a Drone as a First Responder program, also known as DFR, that could put a drone over an emergency scene in under two minutes. In many cases, that means the…
Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada told state lawmakers on Tuesday that drone-delivered contraband is no longer an occasional annoyance. It is one of the most significant security threats his facilities face. His department is requesting $1.7 million in funding for drone detection technology to address what he called a necessary response to an…
Louisiana hunting regulators are considering a rule change that would allow drones to help hunters locate wounded or dead animals after a legal shot, while drawing a very bright line between recovery and actual hunting, as Louisiana Illuminator reports. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is reviewing proposed updates to the 2026 to 2028 hunting…
A strange case out of Ontario is putting a spotlight on how far is too far when developing counter drone technology, especially when that work happens far from regulated labs and far too close to home. Four people now face serious criminal charges after police allege they stored materials that could be turned into explosives…
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