PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon city is being sued for not disclosing where its automated license plate readers are located.

On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon filed a lawsuit against Eugene on behalf of Eyes Off Eugene member Seth May — who argued that officials’ decision to conceal the location of 57 Flock surveillance cameras “erodes public trust.”

Court documents revealed that May filed a public records request for the information in mid-June, but the city denied it just a few weeks later — claiming that the location of the cameras is exempt from the state law that grants residents the right to public records.

The complaint claimed the plaintiff then filed an appeal with the Lane County District Attorney’s Office, which struck down the appeal on the grounds th

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