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Landmark Proposed Rule May Open American Skies To Expanded Commercial Drone Deployments

For years, the deployment of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, in U.S. airspace has been constrained by regulations that limited how those devices operated when they strayed beyond the sightline of their human controller.

United States Transport

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FAA Proposes New Rule To Normalize Beyond Visual Line Of Sight Operations For Unmanned Aircraft Systems

A recently proposed rule expands the ability of uncrewed aircraft system operators to conduct beyond visual line of sight operations.

United States Transport

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Perkins Coie LLP

Trump Administration Issues Executive Orders To Boost American Drone Industry And Secure US Airspace

Two executive orders prioritize strengthening U.S. drone manufacturing, reducing reliance on foreign-made drones, and increasing export opportunities for American drone companies.

United States Government

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

New CBP/TSA Pilot Program Streamlines International Connections At US Airports

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), working with partner airlines and foreign authorities...

United States Immigration

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Akin Space Law, Regulation And Policy Update

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

White House Issues Long-Awaited Order To Revamp Commercial Space Regs

United States Transport

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Trump Signs Executive Order On Enabling Competition In The Commercial Space Industry

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

Akin Space Law, Regulation And Policy Update | August 8, 2025

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Drone Beyond Line Of Sight Proposed Rule: Top 10 Things You Need To Know

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

A MOSAIC Of Changes: Recent FAA Actions Promote Advanced Air Mobility

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

Sectoral Tariff Update – Section 232 National Security Investigations

United States International

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Space Business Review July 2025

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

Akin Space Law, Regulation And Policy Update | July 25, 2025

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Legal Considerations For Data Processing From Outer Space Through Remote Sensing

United States Technology

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Mayer Brown

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

From 1925 To Today: How The FAA Transformed Dispute Resolution - The Importance Of Preserving The Core Values Of Arbitration

United States Litigation

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JAMS

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Citizenship Updates: Nationwide Injunctions Affecting Birthright Citizenship Limited And New DOJ Priorities To Denaturalize U.S. Citizens

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

From Copyright Case To AI Data Crisis: How The New York Times v. OpenAI Reshapes Companies' Data Governance And EDiscovery Strategy

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The EU Space Act: 'Foreign' Space Service Providers, Equivalence, And Registration

The European Commission's (Commission) draft EU Space Act (draft Act or Act), released in June 2025, would impose supranational regulation on space services providers seeking to provide space-based data or service...

European Union Transport

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Commerce Seeks Comments On UAS Imports In New Section 232 Investigation

On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a Federal Register notice soliciting public comments on an investigation into the national security impacts of imported unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones) and their parts and components. Interested parties are invited to submit comments by August 6, 2025.

United States Government

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Wiley Rein

New Section 232 Investigations Into Polysilicon And Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The U.S. Department of Commerce initiated new Section 232 investigations to assess the national security implications of imports of polysilicon and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) on July 1, 2025.

United States Transport

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

FAA Revamps Its NEPA Procedures

Significant Changes Will Affect Environmental Review of Commercial Aviation, Advanced Air Mobility, and Commercial Space Projects

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Spaceports In Florida: New Federal And State Provisions Will Create Development Opportunities

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

What's On The Horizon For Aerospace And Defense? A Download Après The Paris Air Show/Le Bourget

Worldwide Government

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The EU Space Act: Scope and (European) Space Operator Authorization

United States Transport

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Commerce Seeks Input In New Investigation On Imported Drones

United States International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

The OBBB Act | Infrastructure Overhaul: Transportation, Energy & Water Reforms

United States Government

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Nossaman LLP

Space Business Review June 2025

United States Transport

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Milbank LLP

Senate GOP Passes Sweeping One Big Beautiful Bill Act

United States Government

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Holland & Knight

Washington State's New Luxury Taxes On Aircraft, Boats, And Vehicles

United States Tax

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FCC Seeks Input On Additional Satellite Frequency Band Usage

United States Transport

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Jones Walker

Advanced Air Mobility And Vertiport Development: Effects Of New Legislation In Florida

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

Senate GOP Passes Sweeping One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Republicans in the U.S. Senate have narrowly passed President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy package – the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – after a dramatic floor vote that ended in a 50-50 tie, broken by Vice President JD Vance...

United States Government

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Holland & Knight

Washington State's New Luxury Taxes On Aircraft, Boats, And Vehicles

As highlighted in our prior legal alert on Washington State's historic tax increases, the State enacted three luxury taxes aimed at aircraft, boats, and vehicles.

United States Tax

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FCC Seeks Input On Additional Satellite Frequency Band Usage

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced they were evaluating opening up 20,000 Megahertz of satellite spectrum to expand private satellite use.

United States Transport

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Jones Walker

Advanced Air Mobility And Vertiport Development: Effects Of New Legislation In Florida

Senate Bill 1662 will prompt investment in the construction of vertiports in Florida, working to advance aerospace, transportation and innovation in the state.

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - July 1, 2025

United States Technology

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Section 232 Investigation Of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines And Parts

In a recent Federal Register notice the Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) of the Department of Commerce announced that "On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines.

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

U.S.- UK Trade Deal: Automobiles, Aerospace, Steel And Aluminum

On June 16, 2025, the White House published an Executive Order (EO) containing the general terms of the United States-United Kingdom Economic Prosperity Deal.

United States International

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

NAA Network Releases First Roadmap For Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Type Certification

The Paris Air Show included the exciting unveiling of the National Aviation Authorities (NAA) Network's first "Roadmap for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Type Certification" (the Roadmap).

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

Use Of Private Aircraft: Has The IRS Become Your Copilot

In 2024, the IRS announced that it was intensifying its audit of the deductibility and use of private aircraft.

United States Transport

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Porzio, Bromberg & Newman

Sara And Josh Talk About Drone EOs (Podcast)

United States Transport

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Wiley Rein

Space Law, Regulation And Policy Update

United States Transport

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Navigating The Skies: How Drone Regulations Impact Technological Innovation

United States Transport

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Caldwell

Cargo Loss And Damage Liability In EVTOL And UAV Transportation

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

New Drone Executive Orders Seek To Bolster U.S. Innovation And Airspace Security

United States Government

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Wiley Rein

This Court Case May Alter The Rights Of Drone Pilots Nationwide...and Nobody Has Noticed

United States Transport

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Goulston & Storrs

Supreme Court Issues "Course-Correcting" NEPA Decision

United States Environment

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Perkins Coie LLP

Akin Space Law, Regulation And Policy Update | June 2, 2025

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Weekly Hill Update - June 2, 2025

United States Government

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BakerHostetler

Executive Use Of Corporate Aircraft: Navigating Tax, SEC Disclosure And Other Key Considerations

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Ankura's Transaction Services Supports First Western Trust's Strategic Partnership With Aerospace Firm

United States Strategy

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: An Overview Of The Current Regulatory Landscape In The UK, EU And USA

Worldwide Energy

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Bracewell

Federal Circuit Grounds Aircraft Taxability Patent Under Section 101

United States IP

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Holland & Knight

Akin Space Law, Regulation And Policy Update | May 16, 2025

United States Transport

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

America's Infrastructure Improves To A C Grade On The ASCE's 2025 Report Card

United States Government

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Nossaman LLP

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