Category: preemption

How to Evaluate a Drone Law Attorney in 5 Easy Steps* By Jeffrey Antonelli, Antonelli Law I was recently given some free advice from someone who works with a legacy international company that is a household word. He is also a serial entrepreneur and he gave me some unsolicited, helpful advice. He

Your Help is Needed NOW to Protect UAS Industry in Congress Congress is currently in that famous “sausage-making” stage of creating new laws regarding the commercial (and hobby) use of drones. Your help is needed to persuade our lawmakers to make good decisions that will help our industry thrive. Please consider supporting

FAA Fact Sheet on State and Local UAS Regulations: Prelude to Odysseus’ Revenge? While the FAA has been working on its small drone regulations, States and local authorities have been passing legislation purporting to regulate the operations of drones. In Greek mythology King Odysseus of Ithaca spends twenty years abroad, the first

 Why Many State and Local Drone Laws Will Not Fly  Part One in a Series on Federal Preemption – Mark Del Bianco The explosive growth in commercial and hobbyist use of drones (a/k/a unmanned aircraft or UAs) is creating fears among citizens and state and local officials about invasions of privacy and

Recently the Virginia General Assembly passed a number of bills related to privacy and new technology. Among the bills is one requiring police to obtain a warrant before using a drone for surveillance. As technology increases and privacy has the potential to decrease, it is telling that the Virginia General Assembly realizes