BRENNAN v. DICKSON

No. 21-1087.

45 F.4th 48 (2022)

Tyler BRENNAN and RaceDayQuads LLC, Petitioners v. Stephen DICKSON, Administrator and Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 29, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Rupprecht argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Elizabeth Candelario and Kathleen Yodice.

Casen B. Ross , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Brian M. Boynton , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Michael S. Raab , Attorney, John E. Putnam , Acting General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, Paul M. Geier , Assistant General Counsel, and Charles E. Enloe , Trial Attorney.

Joshua S. Turner and Sara M. Baxenberg were on the brief for amicus curiae the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International in support of respondents.

Before: Pillard, Wilkins and Walker, Circuit Judges.


Drones are coming. Lots of them. They are fun and useful. But their ability to pry, spy, crash, and drop things poses real risks. Free-for-all drone use threatens air traffic, people and things on the ground, and even national security. Congress recognizes as much. It passed a law in 2016 requiring the Federal Aviation Administration...

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