Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches
Late last month, plaintiff Alek Schott of Houston was awarded $76, one dollar for each minute that he was detained.
Ars Technica reports: Late last month, plaintiff Alek Schott of Houston was awarded $76, one dollar for each minute that he was detained.
A federal jury in Texas recently ruled in favor of a man who sued Bexar County and its sheriff over allegations that the agency ran what the plaintiff’s attorneys called an “unconstitutional traffic stop scheme” enabled by “AI-powered” license plate readers.
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