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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On last night's NBC Nightly News, @ij.org's Michael Soyfer discussed the increase in high-risk traffic stops caused by ALPR mistakes with @nbcnews.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEc9...

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NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Sept. 20

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Flock has been touting a working paper that purports to show a decrease in car thefts and an increase in clearance rates in cities with Flock cameras. But a new analysis of that paper from @ij.org casts doubts on these claims: ij.org/do-flock-cam...

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Do Flock cameras actually reduce crime? The jury is still out. - Institute for Justice

A recent study on how Flock cameras influence crime rates has limitations that prevent firm conclusions from being drawn.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The town of Roxbury, Connecticut has doubled down on its argument that @ij.org clients Charles and Eli Copley are not permitted to allow people to hike on their trails. Last night, we filed an appeal with the zoning board, officially starting the legal process. ij.org/press-releas...

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Connecticut Couple Files Appeal with Zoning Board After Town Doubles Down in Hiking Dispute - Institute for Justice

ROXBURY, Conn.—Yesterday, Roxbury couple Charles and Eli Copley filed an appeal with the town’s zoning board of appeals after Roxbury officials recently doubled down on […]

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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Compensating innocent people when the police damage their home will not bankrupt cities. In fact, many cities do it already! Details in this new report.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Fifth Amendment requires the government to pay just compensation when it "takes" someone's property for a public good. When an innocent person has their property damaged while police are pursuing a fugitive, the innocent person must be compensated.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

That same year, a SWAT team in South Bend, Indiana wrecked Amy Hadley's home during a raid. They were at the wrong home, and once again, the government refused to compensate. ij.org/case/south-b...

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Hadley v. South Bend - Institute for Justice

In South Bend, a SWAT team raided the wrong home, leaving a single mom with thousands of dollars in damage not covered by insurance. She is suing for compensation.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In 2022, a fugitive broke into Carlos Pena's small Los Angeles print shop and barricaded himself inside. A SWAT team arrived and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage. The US Marshals, city of LA and Carlos' insurance all denied payment. ij.org/case/los-ang...

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Pena v. City of Los Angeles - Institute for Justice

For thirty years, Carlos Pena ran a print shop in North Hollywood. His world was turned upside down, however, in August 2022, when a fugitive forced his way into Carlos’s shop and barricaded himself i...

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This report comes as #SCOTUS is considering whether to hear to different IJ cases seeking compensation for innocent people whose property was destroyed by SWAT teams.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

NEW: nationwide study from @ij.org looks at claims for compensation from property owners whose property was damaged by police. Key findings: - Most are innocent bystanders - Damage causes genuine hardships - Compensating would not hurt government budgets ij.org/press-releas...

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New Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police - Institute for Justice

ARLINGTON, Va.—A new report, “Public Benefit, Private Burden,” released today by the Institute for Justice (IJ), sheds light on an important question that the United […]

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

@ij.org's Michael Soyfer and @404media.co's @josephcox.bsky.social were on @npr.org this morning discussing the backlash against Flock and other ALPRs. Check it out: the1a.org/segments/wha...

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What fleets of Flock cameras mean for American privacy

What does widespread deployment of license plate readers on U.S. roads means for our privacy?

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The town of Roxbury, Connecticut is threatening to use its zoning code to stop Charles and Eli Copley from having people hike on their rural, 50-acre land. Today, they teamed up with @ij.org to fight back. @reason.com's @joelancaster.com has the exclusive 👇 reason.com/2026/08/27/a...

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A Connecticut couple is fighting for the right to let people hike on their land

Charles and Elizabeth Copley have big plans for their 50-acre property, but the town insists they need a business license to let people to hike or walk their dogs.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Every cancelation in our database was a Flock contract, but we continue to monitor for cancelations of contracts with other ALPR providers as well.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In doing the research, we came across around 10 local governments that canceled their contract with one ALPR provider (Flock) and entered into a contract with a new provider (Axon). We do not count those in our list of cancelations.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The most common reasons we found for ALPR cancelations were: - Pushback from concerned citizens - Discovery of abuse by officers - Concerns over who can access the data - Budget restrictions/loss of funding

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The 5 states with the most ALPR cancelations in our database: - Oregon (9) - Massachusetts (9) - Texas (7) - Arizona (7) - Wisconsin (6)

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Today, @ij.org released a database tracking ALPR contract cancelations across the country. Since the start of 2025, we've found 92 cancelations. This does not count temporary pauses or simply switching ALPR providers. We'll be updating the list daily. ij.org/institute-fo...

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Institute for Justice Unveils New Database Tracking Cancelations of License Plate Reader Contracts - Institute for Justice

ARLINGTON, Va.—As backlash grows against the warrantless use of automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras throughout the country, local governments are increasingly deciding to end […]

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This headline, by the way, is a turducken of the ways our law enforcement has been corrupted.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“One word you do not see mentioned anywhere in Flock’s proposed reforms is the word ‘warrant,’ and until police are required to get a warrant based on probable cause to search ALPR databases, these half measures will do nothing.” - adds IJ's Michael Soyfer.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🚨@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...

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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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The types of misuse we've seen include stalking romantic interests, wrongful stops and detentions, non-law enforcement uses, and more. Check the interactive map to see if abuse is occurring in your area.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

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...

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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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

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.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"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...

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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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

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...

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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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Our clients, Candi and Todd, buy pre-made caskets online and use Todd's graphic design skills to create custom wraps based on the person's life. The state is trying to force them to become licensed funeral directors, spending thousands learning skills they will not use.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

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...

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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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Leo ended up canceling the marathon he was planning to run and cut his work trip short so he could return home. When he got back, he was greeted by damaged property and a puddle of blood from the workers. Leo no longer feels secure in his home because of this raid.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Leo watched this entire unconstitutional raid unfold on his Ring cameras from a hotel in Toronto. Over the cameras, he repeatedly told the CBP agents to get off his property or show him a warrant. They refused.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

3 of the 4 workers managed to escape. The fourth was cornered in Leo's garage and detained. He was eventually released and has a pending habeus petition.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The agents came driving the wrong way down Leo's one way street, tried to break down Leo's 6-foot fence, and then jumped over it and chased the workers throughout the property. They damaged construction equipment, ac units and fences.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“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...

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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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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...

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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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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...

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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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

"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...

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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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

“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...

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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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

"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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🎉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...

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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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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

In addition to being a First Amendment victory for Lauren, this will help DC residents find mental health care that best fits their wants and needs.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

“Elizabeth’s victory here confirms that the First Amendment protects useful speech, including counseling, and that licensing boards can’t censor speech simply because someone doesn’t have their permission to talk.”

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Under the DC law, Elizabeth's DC-based clients could drive across the river for an in-person therapy session with her. But if that visit happened over Zoom or Skype, it was suddenly illegal.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We brought this lawsuit during the COVID pandemic on behalf of a Virginia counselor, Elizabeth Brokamp, who was told by regulators that she could not take on any new clients who live in DC for teletherapy visits.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

After our win last December, the borough appealed to the PA Supreme Court. Now the court will decide whether administrative warrants to search homes require individualized suspicion under the PA Constitution.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

When tenants don't consent, Pottstown obtains "administrative" warrants, which are not based on probable cause that a code violation or crime has been committed.

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Dan King🇺🇦 @kinger-dc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Pottstown requires all renters to open their doors for inspections every two years, even if both the tenant and landlord do not consent to the search. While looking for code violations, officials can also alert other government officials of what they find.

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