The Medford Police is blatantly disregarding a three-decades-old state law that prohibits this type of surveillance. Their doubling down is a bald display of impunity from those we trust to enforce the law.
Public records requests show that Medford police collected screenshots of activists' and groups' social media posts and directed officers to scour individuals' and organizations' social media accounts in search of their plans.
The lawsuit, filed in Jackson County Circuit Court, claims that the Medford Police Department maintains extensive files documenting community groups' and activists' online activity throughout the state.
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