 On July 12, 2016, the U.S. District Court of Southern New York ruled in "United States v. Lambis" that using a Stingray constitutes a search that requires a warrant and suppressed the evidence gathered from its use.On August 16, 2016, a complaint was filed to the Federal Communications Commission by the Center for Media Justice, Color of Change, and Open Technology Institute regarding the use of Stingrays by the Baltimore Police Department.The complaint alleged that the department had been operating Stingrays without proper licensing and asked the FCC to intervene.