City of Huntington Hit with Lawsuit From ACLU, Others over $2.1 Million Flock Safety Contract

City of Huntington hit with lawsuit from ACLU, others over $2.1 million Flock Safety contract

Huntington City Council approved the contract, 6-4, after a long meeting Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Huntington man sues city over Flock surveillance contract

(Legal Newsline) - A Huntington man has sued the city days after it approved a $2.1 million contract with Flock Safety for surveillance technology that includes license plate readers and video cameras.

Huntington resident files lawsuit over Flock Safety contract

HUNTINGTON — A Huntington resident is suing the city over a contract City Council approved early Tuesday morning with Flock Safety, a company providing license plate readers and surveillance cameras for police use.

ACLU files lawsuit over Huntington Flock agreement

A Flock Safety license plate-reading camera is seen at Colfax Avenue and Franklin Street in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 5, 2025. (Photo by Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia has filed a lawsuit against the city of Huntington and Mayor Patrick Farrell over the city’s $2.1 million deal with Flock Safety for artificial intelligence-assisted surveillance equipment.  The ACLU-WV filed the petition for wr…

Huntington Sued Following Approval of Flock Contract - ACLU of West Virginia

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