A Federal judge ruled that Baltimore can proceed with the program, which flies surveillance drones over the city citing the need for the program overrode the rights of the people.

“This limited form of aerial surveillance does not constitute a ‘search’ under the Fourth Amendment, nor does it burden First Amendment speech activities,” Bennett wrote. "In a City plagued with violent crime and clamoring for police protections, this Court is loath to take the ‘extraordinary’ step of stopping the AIR program before it even begins.”