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TAYLOR v. HUERTA

No. 15-1495 Consolidated with 16-1008, 16-1011.

856 F.3d 1089 (2017)

John A. TAYLOR, Petitioner v. Michael P. HUERTA, as Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 19, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Taylor, pro se, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner.

R. Ben Sperry was on the brief for amicus curiae TechFreedom in support of petitioner.

Abby C. Wright , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the time the brief was filed, Michael S. Raab , Attorney, and Paul M. Geier , Assistant General Counsel for Litigation, Federal Aviation Administration. Richard H. Saltsman , Attorney, Federal Aviation Administration, entered an appearance.

Before: Kavanaugh and Wilkins, Circuit Judges, and Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge.

Congress has charged the Federal Aviation Administration with maintaining the safety of the Nation's air traffic. As small unmanned aircraft (sometimes known as drones) have become more popular, the number of unmanned aircraft-related safety incidents has increased. In 2015, in an effort to address that trend, the FAA promulgated...

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