In Houston, we are experiencing a spike in COVID-related cases, with a mandatory mask order, bars closed. Beaches closed for the Fourth of July. Limited fireworks. No BBQ. Even tubing has been called off. Most of our days are spent looking at the inside of other people’s homes (or, now that people have figured out videoconferencing, some scenic background). Most courts are closed. Trials postponed. Human contact is limited to muffled conversations with the cashier at the grocery. We understand the restrictions and tough decisions our political leaders have to make, but it has been hard. There has been little to celebrate. But now we have something.

We’ve waited eight years for the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission to provide us with more hypotheticals and settle the “anti-corruption” versus “anticorruption” debate. And now, the DOJ and SEC reward our Hachiko-like loyalty with a new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Guide (2nd Edition). They came through for us the day before Independence Day, during extraordinarily difficult times—a global pandemic, efforts to rethink U.S. law enforcement and evaluate our moral compass as a country. Who knew we just needed prosecutors working at home to get this golden goose?