Author Archives: Martin Walls
EPA planes spying on ranchers? Lawmakers want answers
A Nebraska cattlemen’s group is pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to stop pollution-control flights over ranches, claiming it amounts to spying on citizens. EPA, meanwhile, says the flights are an effective way to quickly spot — and stop — pollution from manure lagoons and other waste at large livestock operations. Continue reading
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On The Radar: Government Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Their Effect On Public Privacy Interests From Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence and Legislative Policy Perspectives
The Fourth Amendment most likely will provide only minimal protections. Thus a responsible legislative and administrative solution is required, incorporating accountability and restrictions on visual and sensory enhancing technology without a warrant while providing necessary but clearly drawn statutory exceptions to the warrant requirement. Otherwise, UAV technology may diminish citizens’ reasonable expectations of privacy. Continue reading
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Army Use of Drones in the US is Constrained, Not Prohibited
There are significant barriers to the Army’s use of unmanned aerial systems within the United States, according to a new Army manual, but they are not prohibitive or categorical. Continue reading
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FAA Drone Request: Administration Moves To Expand Unmanned Aircraft For Domestic, Civilian Use
A future in which unmanned drones are as common in U.S. skies as helicopters and airliners has moved a step closer to reality with a government request for proposals to create six drone test sites around the country. Continue reading
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