Sources & Corrections

Facts and sources last verified: August 22, 2026

Citations

What This Site Relies On

1. Constitution of the United States - full transcript, National Archives. archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript. Source for the Preamble and all amendment summaries on the Know Your Rights page.
2. United States v. Jones, 565 U.S. 400 (2012). Supreme Court decision in which long-term GPS monitoring of a vehicle raised Fourth Amendment concerns. Opinion (Justia).
3. Riley v. California, 573 U.S. 373 (2014). Unanimous Supreme Court decision holding that digital information on a cellphone receives strong Fourth Amendment protection. Opinion (Justia).
4. Carpenter v. United States, 585 U.S. 296 (2018). Supreme Court decision holding that obtaining historical cell-site location information is a search under the Fourth Amendment. Official print (supremecourt.gov, PDF).
5. Chatrie v. United States, No. 25-112, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), decided June 29, 2026 (6-3). Supreme Court decision recognizing that government acquisition of Google Location History is a search under the Fourth Amendment. The Court did not decide that every geofence warrant is unconstitutional; it remanded on the warrant's validity. Slip opinion (supremecourt.gov, PDF).
6. ACLU, "How to Fight Deployment of Flock and Other Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers in Your Community," Chad Marlow & Jay Stanley, June 29, 2026. aclu.org.
7. Newsweek, "Map Shows Cities That Have Rejected, Deactivated Flock Cameras," July 28, 2026. Source consulted for the "at least 23 states" figure. newsweek.com.
8. Free Press OKC, "City Council votes to renew contract for controversial Flock cameras," August 2026. Source for the Oklahoma City Council's 5-3 renewal vote of August 18, 2026. freepressokc.com.
9. External leads (advocacy trackers - per our source hierarchy these are leads, independently verified against primary sources before anything is published here): Finding Flock contract-cancellation tracker and DeFlockOKC.

Per-entry sources for tracker rows are linked row by row on the Nationwide Tracker; every claim on the FAQ and the Oklahoma inventory is cited inline where it appears.

Our standard

Counts of communities that have ended Flock programs differ between sources because "rejected," "canceled," "non-renewed," "deactivated," "suspended," and "restricted" are distinct actions, and trackers update at different times. We never state a national total without a date, a link to the underlying list, and a definition of what is being counted. Where sources disagree, this site states the more conservative figure and says so.

Our fact-check process: primary source first, date checked recorded, sources archived, and a second person reviews every claim before print materials circulate. We distinguish reporting, analysis, opinion, and advocacy - and we label which one you are reading.

Corrections Policy

When We Get Something Wrong

If you find an error anywhere on this site, we want to know, and we will correct it. Corrections are made visibly and dated - we do not silently rewrite the record. Calm documentation is the whole point.

• Every correction is listed in the update log below with the date and what changed.
• Claims are verified against primary sources and reviewed by a second person before publication.
• Until a correction is verified, the disputed claim is flagged, not defended.

Update log

• 2026-08-22 - Added FAQ ("Answering the Objections"), Public Records Library, Oklahoma camera inventory, 17 new tracker entries, and privacy policy.
• 2026-08-22 - Site launched; all claims verified against sources (see the fact-check standard above).