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TRAVERSE CITY — National privacy advocates concerned drone use has outpaced the law, are keeping an eye on a local court case, argued this year in front of Michigan’s highest

TRAVERSE CITY — Type “herding cattle with a drone” into an online search bar and anyone not in the ranching business should prepare themselves for some astonishing videos.

TRAVERSE CITY — The state’s highest court will hear arguments on a local zoning case after a Long Lake Township couple says officials violated their rights by flying a drone

Sylvan Township is looking to a planning consultant to help with drafting new ordinances on solar, administrative review and a lake zoning district.

The state's highest court has now remanded a civil lawsuit, centering around whether municipalities have the right to fly a drone over someone's property, back to the state's Court of Appeals.

By Mardi Link mlink@record-eagle.com May 15, 2021 May 15, 2021 LANSING, Michigan — An attorney for Long Lake Township, Michigan has asked the states Supreme Court to review a recent appeals court ruling that effectively stops municipalities from flying drones over private property without a warrant. In March a state Court of Appeals panel ruled 2-1 that township officials could not fly a drone over someone’s backyard, take photos and use them to ticket the homeowner for zo...

Attorney Asks Michigan Supreme Court to Review Drone Case In March an appeals panel ruled that township officials could not fly a drone over someones backyard, take photos and use them to cite the homeowner for zoning violations, without first obtaining a warrant. May 13, 2021 •  (TNS) — An attorney for Long Lake Township has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to review a case regarding the use of drones by municipalities to document code violations. In M...