OklahomaA federal judge called a Flock search “indiscriminate mass surveillance.”
It extends June’s Supreme Court Chatrie ruling on phone location histories to roadside cameras.
Judge Sara Hill ruled a deputy’s warrantless Flock search, showing 50 sightings of Melisa Kyle’s car in a month, was unconstitutional.
The decision sets no binding precedent, but breaks with courts that allowed warrantless plate searches.
Experts say Hill’s finding will influence judges in future cases involving plate-reader data.
How each outlet framed it
- The Record leans critical
- connects to June Chatrie Supreme Court geofencing ruling, characterizes Flock ALPR searches as 'approaching dragnet-type law enforcement'
Sources: The Record