"A federal judge temporarily blocked commercial filming fees on public lands for an outdoor recreation nonprofit but allowed the fees to remain in place for others while a lawsuit plays out.
The order, filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Idaho, temporarily exempted the BlueRibbon Coalition from the permits and fees required to film commercial content on public lands. BlueRibbon sued the federal government on First Amendment grounds in November, arguing that the permitting requirement “effectively extinguishes significant amounts of spontaneous speech.”
In his order, Chief Judge David C. Nye said BlueRibbon’s claims had raised “serious questions” that merit further discovery and analysis. But he declined to go as far as enjoining the permitting scheme entirely, denying BlueRibbon’s request that he do so."
Gabe Castro-Root reports for Bloomberg Environment June 21, 2024.
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