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Baltimore police settlement ends aerial surveillance program after court found it unconstitutional

On February 17, 2022, the ACLU and ACLU of Maryland reached a settlement with the Baltimore Police Department in a lawsuit challenging the department’s aerial surveillance program, under which planes equipped with high-resolution cameras operated by Persistent Surveillance Systems flew over the entire city at least 40 hours a week. The settlement followed a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that found the pilot program unconstitutional. The settlement blocks the city from implementing a similar program in the future, stops police from accessing collected data except in connection with existing prosecutions, and requires the destruction of all records from the program.

Also in Baltimore, MD

2 entries over 1 yr, oldest first. The gap is the time since the previous one.

  1. Baltimore spending board cancels police surveillance plane contract
  2. +1 yrBaltimore police settlement ends aerial surveillance program after court found it unconstitutional this entry

Sources

  1. Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department | American Civil Liberties Union — American Civil Liberties Union, Feb 17, 2022 (aclu.org)

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