Political Guyentist · October 3, 20261 min read

U.S. District Judge Sara Hill in Oklahoma called Flock's plate-reader network "a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance." A deputy had searched a driver's California plate without a warrant or probable cause. The ruling binds no other court.

Police run more than 100,000 warrantless Flock searches a month, per audit logs reviewed by 404 Media.
The Washington Post also reported the ruling on Oct. 2.

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The deputy searched the driver's California plate without a warrant or probable cause.
The detailed case facts come mainly from 404 Media's ruling coverage. The Washington Post confirms only the warrantless search at headline level. The story does not attribute these specifics.
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Police run more than 100,000 warrantless Flock searches a month.
Attributed to audit logs reviewed by 404 Media; this is a single-outlet figure.

Federal judge finds warrantless Flock plate search unconstitutional

What we’re less sure of2 of 6 claims