California share second-place Rhode Island; both states fell behind Washington state, which claimed the best score in the 2018 States With Anti-Corruption Measures for Public Officials (S.W.A.M.P.) [read post]

The 5th Circuit’s ruling is obviously well past the settlement of the shareholder suit against Google arising out of the Rhode Island grand jury investigation into Google’s violation of the Controlled Substances Act that–surprise surprise–the federal Government allowed Google to settle by paying a $500,000,000 fine under a non prosecution agreement, then the largest corporate fine in U.S. history. [read post]