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Landmark rulings on government surveillance technology.
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IJ v. Norfolk ALPR (2026)
T969389VA | ALPR
Tcf362fSummary judgment for Norfolk (Feb 2026) - ALPR use held constitutional; plaintiffs to appeal.
T969389IJ challenged 176 Flock cameras. Judge Davis ruled constitutional 'for
T969389now' but warned expanding networks could tip the balance. Named
T969389plaintiffs...
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Thornton v. Virginia (2026)
T969389VA | ALPR
Tcf362fActive - challenge to ALPR network
T969389Challenge to Virginia's expanding ALPR network arguing that aggregate
T969389tracking across jurisdictions exceeds Carpenter thresholds.
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Chatrie v. United States (2026)
T969389US | Geofence
Tcf362fDefendant won on the threshold question (6-3). Obtaining geofence location data is a Fourth Amendment search; vacated and remanded.
T969389In a bank-robbery investigation, police used a geofence warrant
T969389compelling Google to identify devices near the scene. The Supreme
T969389Court (Kagan, J.)...
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Dillon v. City of Jacksonville Beach (2026)
T969389FL | Facial Recognition
Tcf362fWrongful-arrest civil suit; charges dropped, seeks damages and injunctive policy relief.
T969389The ACLU and ACLU of Florida sued on behalf of Robert Dillon,
T969389wrongfully arrested in 2024 on a '93% match' from AI facial
T969389recognition for a...
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EFF/ACLU v. San Jose ALPR (2025)
T969389CA | ALPR
Tcf362fActive litigation
T969389Records revealed 261,711 warrantless Flock searches in one year across
T969389474 ALPRs. 2.6 million vehicles tracked in single month. Argues
T969389California...
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California AG v. El Cajon (2025)
T969389CA | ALPR
Tcf362fActive - hearing Feb 2026
T969389AG Bonta sued El Cajon for illegally sharing Flock data with 100+
T969389out-of-state agencies. Hearing held February 13, 2026.
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Washington ALPR Public Records (2025)
T969389WA | ALPR
Tcf362fALPR data ruled public record
T969389Judge Neidzwski ruled Flock data are public records under WA PRA even
T969389when stored on Flock cloud. Five jurisdictions shut cameras rather
T969389than comply.
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Illinois TRUST Act Audit (2025)
T969389IL | ALPR
Tcf362fViolations found
T969389Audit found Flock violated TRUST Act by sharing ALPR data with CBP
T969389without municipal authorization.
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Commonwealth v. Church (2025)
T969389VA | ALPR
Tcf362fAppellate reversal - no warrant required for ALPR
T969389Virginia Court of Appeals reversed the circuit court's Bell-related
T969389ruling that had suppressed Flock ALPR data. The three-judge panel
T969389(Beales,...
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Secure Justice v. City of Oakland (2025)
T969389CA | ALPR
Tcf362fActive litigation
T969389Privacy nonprofit Secure Justice sued Oakland PD for illegally sharing
T969389Flock ALPR data with federal agencies including FBI, DEA, and ICE
T969389since August...
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In re Clearview AI (BIPA Settlement Approval) (2025)
T969389IL | Facial recognition
Tcf362fSettlement approved - $51.75M as 23% equity stake
T969389U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman approved the unconventional
T969389class action settlement granting class members a 23% equity stake in
T969389Clearview...
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Crutchfield v. City of Detroit (2025)
T969389MI | Facial recognition
Tcf362fActive litigation
T969389LaDonna Crutchfield, 37, was arrested at her home on January 23, 2024
T969389and accused of attempted murder based on what her lawsuit alleges was
T969389a facial...
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Trevis Williams Wrongful Arrest (NYPD) (2025)
T969389NY | Facial recognition
Tcf362fCharges dismissed; advocacy groups demanding investigation
T969389Brooklyn father Trevis Williams was arrested in April 2025 for
T969389indecent exposure in Manhattan after NYPD's facial recognition system
T969389flagged him as a...
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Bednarz v. Illinois State Police (2025)
T969389IL | ALPR
Tcf362fGovernment won; ALPR scans held NOT to be Fourth Amendment searches.
T969389Cook County residents Frank Bednarz and Stephanie Scholl challenged
T969389Illinois State Police ALPR networks. Judge Pacold ruled that plate
T969389scans do not...
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Williams v. City of Detroit (2024)
T969389MI | Facial recognition
Tcf362fSettlement - $300,000 + policy reforms
T969389Robert Williams was wrongfully arrested in 2020 after Detroit PD used
T969389facial recognition to misidentify him as a shoplifting suspect at a
T969389Shinola...
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