Filmmakers File Lawsuit Over "Unconstitutional" Park Permits

Outdoor sports documentarians Alexander Rienzie and Connor Burkesmith have filed a lawsuit against the hopes of changing a National Parks Service (NPS) permit-and-fee system their legal team calls “onerous, arbitrary, and unconstitutional.”Under current law, the NPS requires that commercial projects obtain a permit before filming in a national park. The law can also apply to still photography, depending on the situation. In most cases, casual filming for personal reasons doesn’