Administrative Judge Rules FAA Lacks Authority to Ban Commercial Use of Drones

An administrative judge has ruled that the Federal Aviation Administration "lacks clear-cut authority to ban the commercial use of drones in the continental U.S.," MarketWatch reports. "Some lawyers and drone users have argued for months that the FAA has no statutory power to enforce its prohibition of commercial-drone use," MarketWatch further reports. The decison can be appealed to the National Transportation Safety Board and then to federal court.