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Massie, Burlison Introduce “Flock-Off Act” to Halt Funding

9/7/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Ok.) introduced the “Flock-Off Act” to ban Flock camera funding.
Over 100 U.S. jurisdictions canceled Flock contracts; Dumfries, Va., voted 4-to-2 to remove all cameras.
Tempe, Ariz., permanently shut down its Flock system, citing no evidence of misuse.
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Tx.) blocked state Flock purchases; Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) revoked highway permits.

History

Historical Context

In 1967 the Supreme Court, in a 7-2 opinion by Justice Potter Stewart, ruled that wiretapping a phone booth violated the Fourth Amendment’s reasonable-expectation-of-privacy test established in Katz v. United States. Today Rep. Thomas Massie and Gov. Ron DeSantis cite Katz to defend the Flock-Off Act, which seeks to halt municipal camera contracts across the country.

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Story summary

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Ok.) introduced the “Flock-Off Act” to ban Flock camera funding.
Over 100 U.S. jurisdictions canceled Flock contracts; Dumfries, Va., voted 4-to-2 to remove all cameras.
Tempe, Ariz., permanently shut down its Flock system, citing no evidence of misuse.
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Tx.) blocked state Flock purchases; Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) revoked highway permits.

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