Texas jury: ALPR-triggered traffic stop violated Fourth Amendment

A federal jury in Texas found that a traffic stop prompted by license plate surveillance violated driver Alek Schott's Fourth Amendment rights, awarding him $76 — one dollar per minute detained. Border Patrol reportedly uses travel-pattern alerts from over 1,600 Flock cameras across 22 states.

• Jury awarded Schott $76, or $1 per minute of detention
• Border Patrol had access to 1,600+ Flock cameras in 22 states
• System builds a 'pattern of life' and flags routes as suspicious
• Verdict did not rule the ALPR technology itself unconstitutional