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🔗 Troy City Council suing mayor over Flock contract
WTEN ABC 10 Albany · 2026-10-24
NY Troy
🔗 Troy City Council suing Mayor Carmella Mantello over Flock contract
WTEN ABC 10 Albany · 2026-10-24
NY Troy
🔗 Flock Safety Sued By ACLU Over Camera Misuse
The Exponent · 2026-10-22
WI ACLU
🔗 Austin lawsuit accuses Flock Safety of gender discrimination, retaliation
KVUE ABC 24 Austin · 2026-10-20
TX Austin Flocked Up
Copies at:
- 🔗 Austin lawsuit accuses Flock Safety of gender discrimination, retaliation
  KVUE ABC 24 Austin via Yahoo
🔗 Former Flock Safety employee alleges 'boys club' culture in Austin lawsuit
Austin American-Statesman · 2026-10-20
Flocked Up
🔗 ACLU Wisconsin sues over warrantless use of Flock cameras
Wisconsin Public Radio · 2026-10-19
WI ACLU
Copies at:
- 🔗 ACLU Wisconsin sues over warrantless use of Flock cameras
  Urban Milwaukee
🔗 ACLU sues 4 Wisconsin cities; asks court to require warrant for ALPR (Flock camera) data
WLUK Fox 11 Green Bay via YouTube · 2026-10-16
WI ACLU
🔗 Georgia Man Says Deputies Used Flock Cameras to Track Him After He Sued Sheriff
Gizmodo · 2026-10-13
GA Coweta County Abuse
More coverage:
- 🔗 Lawsuit alleges CCSO used Flock cameras in retaliation
  The Newnan Times-Herald
🔗 No lawyer, no law degree: Port St. Lucie man takes on Flock cameras in federal court
WPEC CBS 12 West Palm Beach · 2026-10-12
FL Port St. Lucie
🔗 Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches
Ars Technica · 2026-10-08
TX Bexar County Court Ruling
🔗 Defense attorneys in Wisconsin Flock lawsuit seek dismissal
Minnesota Lawyer · 2026-10-08
WI Waukesha County
🔗 Flock Safety Lawsuit Moves to Federal Court
Seehafer News · 2026-10-08
WI Waukesha County Fourth Amendment
🔗 Lawsuit over Waukesha County Flock cameras moves to federal court
WITI FOX 6 Milwaukee · 2026-10-07
WI Waukesha County Fourth Amendment
🔗 $335,000 and counting: Another WA local government settles Flock lawsuit
Cascadia Daily News · 2026-10-07
WA Snohomish County Settlement
🔗 Waukesha County law enforcement respond to lawsuit over license plate reader cameras, case moves to federal court
WTMJ 620 AM Milwaukee · 2026-10-07
WI Waukesha County Fourth Amendment
🔗 Colorado woman wrongfully cited for theft files class action against Flock
Courthouse News Service · 2026-10-06
CO Columbine Valley Oops
More coverage (10 related entries):
🔗 Local ACLU Foundation sues city of San Diego, police department over use of Flock cameras
KPBS 15 San Diego · 2026-09-30
CA San Diego ACLU
🔗 Bexar County's License Plate Reader Surveillance Scheme Struck Down by Federal Jury
The Texan · 2026-09-29
TX Bexar County Fourth Amendment
🔗 Federal Jury Strikes Down Texas Sheriff's Surveillance-Driven Traffic Stop Program
Institute for Justice · 2026-09-28
TX Bexar County
🔗 Atlanta man jailed in mistaken shooting case questions role of Flock cameras
WXIA NBC 11 Atlanta · 2026-09-26
GA Atlanta Oops
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- 🔗 Atlanta man jailed in mistaken shooting case questions role of Flock cameras
  WXIA NBC 11 Atlanta via YouTube
🔗 Misuse Of Flock's Cameras Is Sending Innocent People To Jail
Business Insider via YouTube · 2026-09-26
GA Suwanee Oops
🔗 Lawsuit challenges warrantless Flock database searches in county
The Freeman · 2026-09-12
WI Muskego Waukesha County Paywall
🔗 Flock Safety's Surveillance System Targeted in New Patent Suit
Bloomberg Law · 2026-09-11
Paywall
🔗 Citizen rights group sues to require warrant for Flock database searches
Courthouse News Service · 2026-09-10
WI Waukesha County
🔗 Municipalities in Waukesha County sued over use of Flock camera system
Wisconsin Public Radio · 2026-09-10
WI Brookfield Delafield Elm Groove Hartland Menomonee Falls Mukwonago Muskego New Berlin Oconomowoc Pewaukee Waukesha Waukesha County
🔗 Georgia woman files class action suit against Flock Safety
WANF 46 Atlanta · 2026-09-04
GA
🔗 Georgian files federal class-action lawsuit against Flock Safety
WRDW CBS 12 Augusta · 2026-09-03
GA
🔗 Georgia woman files federal class-action lawsuit against Flock Safety
WHNS Fox 21 Greenville · 2026-09-03
Doesn't Work
🔗 Federal class-action lawsuit filed against Flock Safety
WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston · 2026-09-02
GA
🔗 Kansans push back on police surveillance from license plate readers | Exclusive
The Topeka Capital-Journal · 2026-08-31
KS Elections Gardner Wellsville Wichita Success Sunsetting
🔗 LAWSUIT: Waukesha County man gets 'Flocked' by sheriff's dept. after filing complaint against deputy
WTMJ NBC 4 Milwaukee · 2026-08-28
WI Waukesha Abuse
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- 🔗 Flocked after citizen complaint
  WTMJ-TV NBC Milwaukee via YouTube
🔗 New brief: UC Berkeley sued over violating regulations regarding Flock Safety surveillance records
Berkeley High Jacket · 2026-08-27
CA Berkeley Campus
🔗 Were you flocked? Here's how to check your Kansas plate
The Topeka Capital-Journal · 2026-08-27
KS Wellsville Wichita Success Sunsetting
🔗 College student sues Genesee County over denial of Flock camera records request under FOIA
WEYI NBC 25 Flint via YouTube · 2026-08-22
MI Genesee County FOIA
🔗 Michigan lawsuit could decide whether police can keep Flock camera data secret
M Live · 2026-08-21
MI Genesee County FOIA
🔗 Florida woman sues highway patrol after Flock data falsely identified her
NewsNation · 2026-08-21
FL Volusia County Oops
🔗 Man sued local governments in WA over Flock records. He's won $300K
Cascadia Daily News · 2026-08-20
WA Sedro-Woolley Stanwood FOIA Settlement
🔗 Stanwood to pay $40K share in Flock camera case settlement
Stanwood Camano News · 2026-08-15
WA Sedro-Woolley Stanwood FOIA Settlement
🔗 RI woman says Flock camera misidentified her, leading to arrest
The Providence Journal · 2026-08-08
RI Cumberland Oops Paywall
More coverage:
- 🔗 Cumberland Flock Camera Contract Faces ACLU Cancel Demand
  Uprise RI
- 🔗 Woman sues Cumberland for alleged wrongful arrest tied to Flock cameras
  WPRI CBS 12 Providence
🔗 Privacy activist sues Wichita over Flock Safety's 'warrantless surveillance dragnet'
The Wichita Eagle · 2026-07-31
KS Wichita
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- 🔗 Privacy activist sues Wichita over Flock Safety's 'warrantless surveillance dragnet'
  Wichita Eagle via AOL
🔗 Kansas lawsuit: ALPRs turn a license plate into the 'functional equivalent' of a 'GPS tracking device'
Reason Magazine · 2026-07-31
KS Wichita
🔗 Kansas lawsuit challenges Wichita law enforcement's reliance on license plate reader cameras
Kansas Reflector · 2026-07-31
KS Wichita
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- 🔗 Kansas lawsuit challenges Wichita law enforcement's reliance on license plate reader cameras
  KCUR NPR 89.3 FM Kansas City
🔗 Twin Falls, Idaho Falls facing tort claims over alleged violations tied to Flock Safety camera systems
KTVB NBC 7 Boise · 2026-07-31
ID Idaho Falls Twin Falls
🔗 Kansas Justice Institute sues City of Wichita over ALPR surveillance cameras - The Sentinel
The Sentinel · 2026-07-30
KS Wichita
🔗 ACLU of West Virginia files lawsuit over Huntington's Flock camera technology
WCHS ABC 8 Charleston · 2026-07-17
WV Huntington
🔗 Huntington sued over Flock cameras contract
WBOY NBC 12 Clarksburg · 2026-07-16
WV Huntington ACLU
Copies at:
- 🔗 Huntington sued over Flock cameras contract
  WOWK CBS 13 Huntington
More coverage (9 related entries):
🔗 Wilder, Idaho has joined the Flock camera conversation, here's how they are moving forward
KBOI CBS 2 Boise · 2026-07-15
ID Wilder Pushback
🔗 Wilder amends Flock camera contract, amid tort claim over camera data
KTVB NBC 7 Boise · 2026-07-15
ID Wilder Pushback
🔗 An York County man was held at gunpoint over an incorrect Flock hit. Sheriff blames illegal tag cover.
The Rock Hill Herald · 2026-07-09
SC York County Oops
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- 🔗 An York County man was held at gunpoint over an incorrect Flock hit. Sheriff blames illegal tag cover.
  The Charlotte Observer via PressReader
More coverage:
- 🔗 Iraq War Veteran Held at Police Gunpoint Over Flock Camera Mistake
  Military.com
🔗 Why one Idaho man is suing Caldwell and Wilder over Flock Safety cameras
Idaho Statesman · 2026-06-24
ID Caldwell Wilder
🔗 Deflock Idaho Files Tort Claims Against Cities Over Flock Safety Camera AI Data Use
KMIR-TV NBC 36 Palm Springs · 2026-06-20
ID Caldwell Wilder Video
🔗 Flock cameras come under fire in Idaho
KREM CBS 2 Spokane · 2026-06-19
ID Caldwell Wilder Video
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- 🔗 Flock cameras come under fire in Idaho
  KREM CBS 2 Spokane via YouTube
🔗 Tort claims filed against two Canyon County cities over Flock camera agreements
KTVB NBC 7 Boise · 2026-06-19
ID Caldwell Wilder Video
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- 🔗 Tort claims filed against two Canyon County cities over Flock camera agreements
  KTVB NBC 7 Boise via YouTube
🔗 Tort claim challenges Caldwell's Flock Safety camera program
KIVI ABC 6 Nampa · 2026-06-16
ID Caldwell Video
Copies at:
- 🔗 Tort claim challenges Caldwell's Flock Safety camera program
  KIVI ABC 6 Nampa via YouTube
🔗 Tort claim accuses Caldwell's Flock Safety camera program of violating Idaho privacy law
KIVI ABC 6 Nampa · 2026-06-16
ID Caldwell
🔗 Lawsuit Charges Government Surveillance Of Vehicles By License Plate Readers Violates Personal Privacy
Rockland County Business Journal · 2026-06-12
NY Westchester County
🔗 Everett settles Flock cameras records lawsuit
Snohomish County Tribune · 2026-06-10
WA Everett
"The City Council last week approved a $25,000 settlement with Jose Rodriguez, who the city had sued in 2025 to prevent releasing Flock camera photographs to him."
🔗 Motorists sue Westchester County over 1.6 billion license plate scans
KVUE ABC 24 Austin · 2026-06-09
NY Westchester County
🔗 Man jailed for a month despite Flock showing he was 5 miles from crime scene
Ars Technica · 2026-06-08
CA San Diego Oops
🔗 Norfolk lawsuit that showed location of IW license plate-reader cameras dismissed
The Smithfield Times · 2026-06-08
VA Norfolk
🔗 Boulder residents sue police chief over alleged 'mass surveillance' by Flock cameras
Boulder Reporting Lab · 2026-05-28
CO Boulder
More coverage (6 related entries):
🔗 Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Home Depot Parking Lot Cameras Secretly Transmit Driver Data to Law Enforcement
ClassAction.org · 2026-05-14
Business Usage
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🔗 Troy City Council sues mayor over Flock cameras
WNYT NBC 13 Albany · 2026-05-12
NY Troy
"The filing seeks to vacate the mayor's emergency order and what the council called the illegal unilateral renewal of Troy's proposed contract with Flock."
🔗 Lowe's, Home Depot could start spying on you using license plate readers
New York Post · 2026-05-12
CA Business Usage
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- 🔗 Lowe's, Home Depot could start spying on you using license plate readers
  New York Post via AOL
🔗 Troy City Council sues mayor over Flock Safety emergency
The Times Union · 2026-05-12
NY Troy
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🔗 His Town Denied Information On Flock Cameras. Now, He's Suing.
Jessica Burbank via YouTube · 2026-05-12
NY Scarsdale FOIA Opacity Video
🔗 LAPD sued over Flock Safety license plate cameras
KTTV Fox 11 Los Angeles · 2026-05-06
CA Los Angeles Pushback Video
🔗 LAPD sued over Flock automatic license plate readers
KCBS-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles · 2026-05-05
CA Los Angeles Pushback Video
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- 🔗 LAPD sued over Flock automatic license plate readers
  KCBS-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles via YouTube
🔗 LAPD sued over privately-operated Flock surveillance cameras
KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles · 2026-05-05
CA Los Angeles Pushback
🔗 New Lawsuit: Do We Have a Right to Know We're Being Surveilled?
Drop Site · 2026-05-01
NY Scarsdale ACLU FOIA Opacity
🔗 New Flock Lawsuit: Do We Have A Right To Know We're Being Surveilled?
Jessica Burbank via YouTube · 2026-05-01
NY Scarsdale FOIA Opacity Video
🔗 Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood still required to turn over Flock camera images
Cascadia Daily News · 2026-04-26
WA Sedro-Woolley Stanwood FOIA
"The cameras take between six and 12 time-stamped images of each car that passes them, allowing law enforcement to create a detailed database of when and where vehicles are."
🔗 Cities of Sedro-Woolley and Stanwood fail in attempt to have Flock camera ruling vacated
Skagit Valley Herald · 2026-04-21
WA Sedro-Woolley Stanwood Paywall
🔗 San Jose License Plate Readers
Institute for Justice · 2026-04-15
CA San Jose
More coverage (11 related entries):
🔗 Home Depot sued over license plate reader use in parking lots
Daily Journal · 2026-04-14
Business Usage
🔗 Home Depot reads, records California license plate data, new class action claims
Claim Depot · 2026-04-09
CA Business Usage
🔗 Flock camera case headed back into court
Skagit Valley Herald · 2026-04-04
WA Skagit County Paywall
🔗 Privacy claims target nationwide access to California surveillance network
Daily Journal · 2026-03-20
CA Paywall
🔗 Judge schedules hearing in AG Bonta lawsuit over El Cajon license plate data sharing
KFMB CBS 8 San Diego · 2026-03-05
CA El Cajon Illegal Oversharing
🔗 California drivers accuse Flock Safety of sharing data with federal and out-of-state agencies
Courthouse News Service · 2026-02-27
CA
More coverage:
🔗 Is This Mass Surveillance Program Finally Over?
Reason via YouTube · 2026-02-12
WA FOIA Video
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- 🔗 Is This Mass Surveillance Program Finally Over?
  Reason via Yahoo
🔗 Another public records lawsuit filed against Eugene over Flock records
The Register-Guard · 2026-02-09
OR Eugene
Copies at:
- 🔗 Another public records lawsuit filed against Eugene over Flock records
  The Register-Guard via Yahoo
🔗 San Francisco Resident Drops Suit Over License Plate Readers
Bloomberg Law · 2026-01-28
CA San Francisco Paywall
🔗 Judge dismisses case alleging use of Flock cameras in Virginia city is unconstitutional
The Record · 2026-01-27
VA Norfolk Fourth Amendment
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🔗 Judge pushes back on arguments challenging Norfolk's Flock camera system
WAVY NBC 10 Norfolk · 2026-01-14
VA Norfolk Video
🔗 Oral arguments heard in federal lawsuit against Norfolk Flock cameras
WVEC ABC 13 Norfolk · 2026-01-14
VA Norfolk Video
🔗 Norfolk residents challenge Flock safety camera program in federal court
WTKR CBS 3 Norfolk · 2026-01-14
VA Norfolk
🔗 Retired teacher fights SFPD's 'Orwellian' camera surveillance
The San Francisco Standard · 2025-12-29
CA San Francisco Fourth Amendment Pushback
🔗 Everett seeks SnoCo judgment that Flock footage is not public record
Everett Herald · 2025-11-26
WA Everett Snohomish County
🔗 Stanwood, Sedro-Woolley appeal Flock public records decision
Everett Herald · 2025-11-24
WA Everett Snohomish County
🔗 More than 600 Flock camera locations in Hampton Roads are public for the first time. See the map.
The Virginian-Pilot · 2025-11-22
VA Hampton Roads Norfolk
🔗 Oakland police hit with lawsuit for sharing license plate camera data with feds
The Oaklandside · 2025-11-18
CA Oakland Oversharing
🔗 Oakland police illegally shared license plate data: lawsuit
The San Francisco Standard · 2025-11-18
CA Oakland Illegal Oversharing
🔗 WA cities reconsider Flock traffic cameras as judge rules their data is public
The Seattle Times · 2025-11-18
WA Lynnwood Redmond Sedro-Woolley Skagit County Stanwood
🔗 Lawsuit Challenges San Jose's Warrantless ALPR Mass Surveillance
EFF · 2025-11-18
CA San Jose EFF
More coverage (8 related entries):
🔗 Washington Court Rules That Data Captured on Flock Safety Cameras Are Public Records
EFF · 2025-11-12
WA Skagit County EFF
🔗 Judge orders police to release surveillance camera data, raising privacy questions
KING NBC 5 Seattle · 2025-11-06
WA Mount Vernon FOIA Video
🔗 Judge denies request to exempt Flock footage from Public Records Act
Everett Herald · 2025-11-06
WA Everett FOIA Paywall
🔗 Judge denies request to exempt Flock footage from Public Records Act Read more at: https://www.heraldnet.com/2025/11/06/judge-denies-request-to-exempt-flock-footage-from-public-records-act/
Everett Herald · 2025-11-06
WA Skagit County
🔗 Alleging 'secrecy,' ACLU and Eugene resident sue city for Flock camera records
Oregon Capital Chronicle · 2025-10-23
OR Eugene ACLU