俄勒冈上诉法院恢复对TITAN情报融合中心诉讼：涉无授权监控抗议者
俄勒冈州上诉法院10月21日裁定，恢复一起指控该州情报融合中心非法监控环保活动人士的诉讼，认为 Marion County 巡回法院此前驳回诉讼不当。原告指控，设在州司法部内的 TITAN 融合中心在未先确认与犯罪活动存在关联的情况下，收集、保留并分享了抗议 Jordan Cove 天然气管道项目的环保人士、原住民权利倡导者及其他政治组织者的个人信息。TITAN 自2004年起在俄勒冈运行，是全美80个融合中心之一。该诉讼于2021年提起，原告包括 350 Eugene、Rogue Climate 两个环保组织和4名长期社运人士。案件核心争议是：州司法部在没有立法机关授权或州长指令的情况下，是否有权运行一个调查所有犯罪和所有威胁的情报项目。主审法官 James C. Egan 在意见中写道，司法部所引法规并未明确确立其开展诉状所指信息收集与分发活动的权力，以立法拨款作为授权依据也不成立。州司法部表示正评估裁决并考虑下一步，包括是否请求州最高法院复审。
Oregon Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Over TITAN Fusion Center Surveillance
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled on October 21 that the Marion County Circuit Court improperly dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the state's intelligence fusion center surveilled environmental activists without first establishing a connection to criminal activity, reviving the case. The plaintiffs allege that the TITAN Fusion Center, housed in the Oregon Department of Justice, collected, retained and shared information about environmental activists, Indigenous rights advocates and other political organizers involved in challenging the Jordan Cove natural gas pipeline project. TITAN has operated in Oregon since 2004 and is one of 80 fusion centers nationwide. The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by two environmental organizations, 350 Eugene and Rogue Climate, and four longtime social justice activists. At the center of the case is whether the Department of Justice may operate a program that investigates all crimes and all threats without authorization from the legislature or direction from the governor. Presiding Judge James C. Egan wrote that the statutes cited by the department do not conclusively establish its authority to conduct the alleged information-gathering and dissemination, and that reliance on legislative appropriations as evidence of authority is misplaced. The Department of Justice said it is evaluating the opinion and considering how to proceed, including whether to seek review by the Oregon Supreme Court.
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