Flock camera lawsuits
Flock Safety's camera network is being litigated on several fronts at once: class actions over data sharing, Fourth Amendment challenges to warrantless plate tracking, and public-records suits seeking to force disclosure of how the systems are used. This page tracks 10 stories covering that litigation.
FlockScanner does not report these stories or take a position on their merits — each item links to the outlet that covered it. Nothing here is legal advice.
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Stories tracked
September 3, 2026
Most recent story
July 30, 2026
Earliest tracked
Flock camera lawsuits: the coverage
Every item links to the outlet that reported it. FlockScanner does not write, verify or endorse these stories — see the content policy for how the feed works.
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Georgia woman files federal class-action lawsuit against Flock Safety
FOX Carolina News · September 3, 2026
Georgia woman files federal class-action lawsuit against Flock Safety — reported by FOX Carolina News.
Read the summary → Original reporting at FOX Carolina News ↗
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Police Are Spending Opioid Settlement Funds on Flock Cameras
Mother Jones · August 27, 2026
Police Are Spending Opioid Settlement Funds on Flock Cameras — reported by Mother Jones.
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Residents Press Cumberland Council to Drop Flock Safety Cameras, Citing Lawsuit and Security Flaws
Uprise RI · August 22, 2026
Residents Press Cumberland Council to Drop Flock Safety Cameras, Citing Lawsuit and Security Flaws — reported by Uprise RI.
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Federal Court Follows Bartholomew Reasoning in Denying Motion to Dismiss ALPR Lawsuit
Seyfarth Shaw · August 14, 2026
Federal Court Follows Bartholomew Reasoning in Denying Motion to Dismiss ALPR Lawsuit — reported by Seyfarth Shaw.
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CAIR-SFBA Director Zahra Billoo Comments on Automated License Plate Reader Cameras Lawsuit
CAIR · August 9, 2026
CAIR-SFBA Director Zahra Billoo Comments on Automated License Plate Reader Cameras Lawsuit — reported by CAIR.
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A judge in San Jose issued a tentative ruling in a lawsuit that could shape how automated license plate reader cameras are deployed across the city for years to come.
KTVU · August 6, 2026
A judge in San Jose issued a tentative ruling in a lawsuit that could shape how automated license plate reader cameras are deployed across the city for years to come. — reported by KTVU.
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Kansas Justice Institute sues Wichita over use of Flock license plate reader cameras
KWCH · July 31, 2026
Kansas Justice Institute sues Wichita over use of Flock license plate reader cameras — reported by KWCH.
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Privacy activist sues Wichita over Flock Safety’s ‘warrantless surveillance dragnet’
Wichita Eagle · July 31, 2026
Privacy activist sues Wichita over Flock Safety’s ‘warrantless surveillance dragnet’ — reported by Wichita Eagle.
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Twin Falls, Idaho Falls facing tort claims over alleged violations tied to Flock Safety camera systems
KTVB · July 31, 2026
Twin Falls, Idaho Falls facing tort claims over alleged violations tied to Flock Safety camera systems — reported by KTVB.
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Kansas Justice Institute sues City of Wichita over ALPR surveillance cameras
sentinelksmo.org · July 30, 2026
Kansas Justice Institute sues City of Wichita over ALPR surveillance cameras — reported by sentinelksmo.org.
Common questions
Is there a lawsuit against Flock Safety?
Yes — several, on different theories. Reported actions include a California class action alleging unlawful sharing of license plate data, Fourth Amendment challenges arguing that warrantless long-term plate tracking is an unreasonable search, and public-records litigation seeking disclosure of ALPR usage and audit logs. FlockScanner tracks 10 news stories on Flock-related litigation, each linked to the original reporting. This is a summary of press coverage, not legal advice.
What are Flock camera lawsuits usually about?
Reported suits cluster around four issues: whether continuous, warrantless license plate tracking violates the Fourth Amendment; whether data collected by one agency was shared with federal or out-of-state agencies without authorisation; whether a wrongful stop or arrest followed a misread plate or a bad hit; and whether agencies have complied with public-records obligations about their ALPR programs.
Can I sue over a Flock camera?
That depends entirely on your jurisdiction and what actually happened to you, and it is a question for a lawyer rather than a website. As general background: courts have mostly held that a license plate visible on a public road carries no reasonable expectation of privacy, which is why the more successful challenges tend to focus on the aggregate, long-term picture the data builds ("mosaic theory") or on specific misuse, rather than on a single camera reading a single plate.
Other news topics
- Cities that cancelled Flock cameras (62)
- Flock camera privacy concerns (59)
- Opposition to Flock cameras (59)
- Flock camera data sharing and breaches (42)
- Flock camera audits and oversight (41)
- ALPR and Flock camera legislation (17)
- Flock camera misuse and abuse cases (15)
- Flock camera vandalism reports (10)
Where the cameras are
FlockScanner also maps documented ALPR camera locations across the US — see the live map, camera locations by state, or cameras near you.