circuit court

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pressing the D.C. Circuit to vacate a drone flight restriction that effectively criminalized recording immigration agents from the air. The group argues the rule blocks journalists and the public from documenting federal immigration enforcement, raising First Amendment concerns. Debate centers on how far the government can restrict aerial photography over enforcement operations.

A circuit court has ruled that Ohio's Bureau of Motor Vehicles may require proof of citizenship when handling voter registration. The decision lets the state enforce stricter documentation rules at BMV locations, a move supporters frame as protecting election integrity and critics warn could discourage eligible voters from registering. The case is part of a broader national fight over proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting.