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🚨@ij.org official statement on Flock's "reforms."🚨 "This is yet more window dressing ... the police cannot police themselves; that’s why IJ is fighting in federal court so that courts and judges are put back in the driver’s seat." ij.org/press-releas...

Institute for Justice Calls Flock Safety's Proposed Reforms 'Window Dressing' - Institute for Justice

ARLINGTON, Va.—Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) released a statement responding to suggested “reforms” announced by automated license plate reader (ALPR) provider Flock Safety. “This […]

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Today, @ij.org published a new database tracking abuse of ALPR cameras by police across the country. The database, which will be routinely updated, currently has 140 examples of cops misusing ALPRs. ij.org/the-ij-datab...

The IJ Database of ALPR Abuse - Institute for Justice

The Institute for Justice has cataloged more than 100 incidents of ALPR abuse, including romantic stalking, wrongful stops and detentions, non-law enforcement use, and other types of misconduct.

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More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · last mo.

Seems like if you're going to use a tool to pull people over for stolen vehicles, thus leading to potentially dangerous encounters for both the driver and the cop, the tool should get it right at a percentage that isn't a D+ in high school.

The LAPD declined to renew its Flock contract after an internal audit found 161 false stolen-vehicle alerts in just two months — a 32.3% false-positive rate. www.gadgetreview.com/one-in-three...

"I think courts and people generally are starting to appreciate what a profound invasion of privacy these tools, including license plate readers, enable," @ij.org Attorney Michael Soyfer tells @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/c...

Flock cameras are so controversial people are sabotaging them. Why?

License plate readers have been attacked nationwide, and a growing number of cities have abandoned their use of the controversial police technology.

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Yesterday, the Eastern District of North Carolina denied qualified immunity for agents who wrongly raided the home of @ij.org clients Avery Marshall and Alisa Carr. Now, our 4th Amendment, 5th Amendment and NC Constitution claims can move forward! 🎉 ij.org/press-releas...

Court Rules North Carolina Family's Lawsuit Can Move Forward After SWAT Team Raided, Damaged Wrong Home - Institute for Justice

WILMINGTON, N.C.—On Thursday, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina denied qualified immunity for officers who raided an innocent family’s Pender County home in [...

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Yesterday, the Oklahoma County District Court denied the state's motion to dismiss @ij.org's lawsuit challenging its insane licensing requirements for casket sales! We'll now make the case on the merits that these restrictions are unconstitutional. ij.org/press-releas...

Oklahoma Small Business Gets Early Win in Lawsuit Challenging Restrictions on Selling Caskets - Institute for Justice

OKLAHOMA CITY—On Thursday, the District Court of Oklahoma County denied the state of Oklahoma’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its restrictions on selling caskets. The lawsuit was brought in ...

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Last October, Leo Feler hired contractors to work on his Chicago home. When he was gone on a work trip, CBP agents stormed his property without a warrant and chased the workers. They caused $30K in damage to the property. Today, Leo teamed up with @ij.org to sue CBP over the warrantless raid.

“The instances of abuse that we’ve uncovered are really just the tip of the iceberg.” @ij.org Attorney Michael Soyfer tells @cnn.com's @elevenson.bsky.social about the growing number of instances of police abusing automated license plate readers. www.cnn.com/2026/07/26/u...

Inside the growing police use and misuse of Flock’s license-plate reader cameras | CNN

The arrests of two Milwaukee Police officers have put the spotlight on the surveillance technology that can be misused and abused.

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Another huge win for @ij.org! The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected the open fields doctrine as a matter of state constitutional law. Game wardens will now need a warrant to enter private land. www.goerie.com/story/sports...

Court rules game wardens need warrants for private land

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that game wardens must obtain a warrant before entering private property.

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In just 2 months, LAPD pulled over 161 innocent people whose cars were flagged as stolen by license plate reader cameras. But don't worry, this mass surveillance is super normal and fine. www.404media.co/lapd-regular...

LAPD Regularly Pulled Over Innocent People Because License Plate Readers Flagged Their Cars As Stolen

The Los Angeles Police Department let its Flock contract expire over the weekend in part because it was regularly "investigating" and surveilling innocent people.

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"Michael Soyfer, an attorney with @ij.org , a nonprofit that has sued several cities over their use of Flock cameras, called the ruling 'major'." More on how the #SCOTUS decision in Chatrie could impact other forms of mass surveillance from @cleveland.com www.cleveland.com/court-justic...

New SCOTUS decision could be used against Flock, attorneys say. Here’s how.

A Supreme Court ruling on geofence warrants may influence legal challenges to Flock license plate readers over privacy concerns, attorneys say.

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“No one should have to prove their innocence on the side of the road because a camera couldn’t tell a zero from an O.” New @ij.org research shows that dozens of innocent drivers have been held at gunpoint or incarcerated due to errors by ALPR cameras. ij.org/dozens-of-in...

Dozens of Innocent Motorists Have Been Pulled Over, Detained at Gunpoint, or Jailed Due to AI License Plate Camera Errors - Institute for Justice

As the number of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) has skyrocketed nationwide, erroneous stops, detainments and arrests are becoming increasingly common.

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"An individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in records about his cell phone’s location, and police intrude on that constitutionally protected interest when they demand the information." A big Fourth Amendment decision from #SCOTUS in Chatrie v. U.S. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🎉We're headed back to the Supreme Court🎉 #SCOTUS has granted cert in @ij.org's case on behalf of North Dakota ranchers who are seeking fair compensation after a pipeline company took their land through eminent domain. ij.org/press-releas...

Ranchers’ Fight for a Fair Price from Pipeline Company that Took Their Land Heads to the US Supreme Court - Institute for Justice

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from a group of North Dakota ranchers who fought for years to obtain a fair […]

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Interesting: A federal judge has struck down a D.C. law that prohibited therapists from outside the city from doing online consultations with D.C. clients, saying it's a violation of the First Amendment. ij.org/press-releas...

Virginia Counselor Wins Lawsuit Challenging District of Columbia's Restrictions on Teletherapy Sessions - Institute for Justice

WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia struck down a D.C. law that barred therapists from other jurisdictions from doing online teletherapy visits with ...

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Another @ij.org First Amendment victory! Last night, the U.S. District Court in D.C. struck down a D.C. law that barred therapists from other jurisdictions from doing online teletherapy visits with clients in the district. ij.org/press-releas...

Virginia Counselor Wins Lawsuit Challenging District of Columbia's Restrictions on Teletherapy Sessions - Institute for Justice

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Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to hear @ij.org's lawsuit challenging Pottstown's rental inspection ordinance. The court can make it clear: If the government wants to search your home they need a warrant based on individualized suspicion. ij.org/press-releas...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Lawsuit Over Pottstown’s Rental Inspection Ordinance - Institute for Justice

HARRISBURG, Pa.—On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to review a nearly decade-old lawsuit, brought by Pottstown residents and their attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ), challen...

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Sandersville Railroad Company is still trying to use the state's eminent domain power to take property from @ij.org's clients to build a rail line that the public can't use. Yesterday, we asked the Georgia Supreme Court to hear this case. ij.org/press-releas...

Property Owners Ask Georgia Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Private Railroad's Land Grab - Institute for Justice

ATLANTA—On Monday, a group of property owners in rural Sparta, Georgia filed a petition asking the Georgia Supreme Court to hear their case challenging a private […]

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FIRST AMENDMENT VICTORY Today, a federal court approved a consent decree allowing @ij.org client Lauren Richwine to continue running her death consulting business without getting costly, unrelated funeral director and funeral home licenses. 🧵 ij.org/press-releas...

Fort Wayne Death Doula Secures Final Victory in First Amendment Lawsuit Challenging State’s Restrictions on Discussing End-of-Life Care - Institute for Justice

FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Today, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana entered a consent decree cementing a Fort Wayne death doula’s victory in her First […]

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It turns out when you give government agents access to incredibly powerful surveillance tools and put no real safeguards in place, bad things happen. www.404media.co/cops-keep-ge...

Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People

There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.

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For years, the Feds have been saying that the point of REAL ID is that it definitively proves who a person is. But now, after our client Leo Garcia Venegas was detained three times, a DHS official has testified that ICE agents can't trust REAL ID. reason.com/2026/06/08/i...

In lawsuit over construction raids, DHS official testifies ICE agents can't trust REAL IDs

A Homeland Security official's testimony that ICE agents couldn't rely on REAL IDs as proof of citizenship led a federal judge to reply, "Help me understand how that makes sense."

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