Conservative news outlet challenges FAA over drone restrictions

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily grounded news outlet drones on the southern border requiring the outlets to apply for waivers to continue operations. Infowars filed suit claiming the waiver process constituted prior restraint. (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, September 27, 2021, by Grayson Clary)

The FAA grounded the drones in reaction to images disseminated by Fox News of thousands of migrants at the border. (The Blaze, September 17, 2021, by Paul Sacca)

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