BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  DJI to Supreme Court
De:       Mike Powell
Data:     Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:05:29 -0500
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DJI takes its US ban to the Supreme Court, claiming the rulings 'violate the
Constitution' - but it may be fighting a losing battle

By David Nield published 4 hours ago

DJI is still fighting

    DJI has filed a petition with the US Supreme Court
    It claims the recent FCC ban on its products is unlawful
    New DJI products can no longer be launched in the US

A ban on new DJI products in the US kicked in last December, but the issue
isn't closed yet: DJI has taken its case to the US Supreme Court, arguing that
government authorities haven't actually found any evidence of security issues.

The ban came into force almost by default - not through any new discoveries
about DJI, but because a security audit of the Chinese company wasn't carried
out in advance of a December 23 deadline imposed by the US Federal
Communications Commission (FCC).

Without getting fresh security clearance, DJI was automatically shunted to the
FCC's Covered Entity List, a record of companies believed to pose "an
unacceptable risk" to national security (it's the same list that Huawei is on).
That course of events is unconstitutional and unlawful, DJI argues.

"Despite repeated efforts to engage with the government, DJI has never been
given the chance to provide information to address or refute any concerns," the
company said in a statement to the press. "These procedural and substantive
deficiencies violate the Constitution and federal law."

Does DJI stand a chance?

As DJI points out in the petition that it has filed with the US Court of
Appeals, for a company to be added to the Covered Entity List, the FCC needs to
identify a national security threat from the company or the products it makes
- something that the FCC has so far failed to do with DJI.

From the side of the US authorities, there are concerns about allowing any
Chinese company widespread access to telecommunications networks. DJI's drones
spend a lot of time connecting to the internet, and capturing a lot of footage
through cameras and microphones, and that's something the FCC is worried about.

While we wait for the US courts to decide what's next, new DJI launches in the
US are in limbo. Existing DJI tech can continue to be used in the country
however, and it may be that there are still new DJI products to come that got
FCC approval before December, such as the rumored Osmo Pocket 4.

Unfortunately for US consumers wanting access to some of the best drones on the
market, DJI could be fighting a losing battle here. Its requests to be audited
before December fell on deaf ears, and it's unlikely that the FCC will suddenly
become proactive now.


https://www.techradar.com/cameras/drones/dji-takes-its-us-ban-to-the-supreme-co
urt-claiming-the-rulings-violate-the-constitution-but-it-may-be-fighting-a-losi
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