‘Widespread failure to comply’: Why Washington state’s AG is suing Google, again
March 2, 2021 at 2:58 pm
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong)
[Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in journalist Eli Sanders’ “Wild West” newsletter, which covers internet-related legal issues.
University of Washington law student Tallman Trask (Photo via Wild West newsletter)
Now consider how long Tallman Trask, a second-year law student at the University of Washington, has been waiting to receive information from Google about all the political ads the company sold targeting Washington state’s elections in 2019.
Under Washington state law, the information Trask is seeking should have been easily available to him within 24 hours of each Google ad’s original distribution. But Trask has now been waiting 16 months and, according to a lawsuit filed last week by Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Trask still hasn’t
AG Ferguson Releases I-940 Independent Investigation Inquiry Report
March 3, 2021
Bob Ferguson
OLYMPIA Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson recently released the I-940 Independent Investigation Inquiry Report. Ferguson’s inquiry into investigations reviewing police use of deadly force in the first half of 2020 found that the majority of investigating teams complied with most of the state’s new independent investigation requirements. However, some investigations failed to include at least two non-law enforcement community representatives and comply with other key requirements.
The independent investigation requirements apply to investigations of officer-involved use of deadly force incidents that result in significant bodily harm or death, occurring after Jan. 5, 2020. The requirements include appointing a family liaison, providing weekly updates to the public, and involving at least two non-law enforcement community representatives. Additionally, every investigati
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