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Rick Scott wants Internet Cafes shut down, says they’re ‘not legal’ – MiamiHerald.com (blog)

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Rick Scott wants Internet Cafes shut down, says they're 'not legal'
MiamiHerald.com (blog)
“I don't believe that the Internet locations are legal or should be legal,'' he said. “It's an area that I think dones' make sense. I don't believe in it.” The Senate Regulated Industries Committee on Thursday will take up two Internet cafe bills. …

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Scott Walker Collective Bargaining Law: Government Workers Retired In Record … – Huffington Post

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:41:00 +0000

Scott Walker Collective Bargaining Law: Government Workers Retired In Record …
Huffington Post
A record number of Wisconsin's government employees retired in 2011, the same year Governor Scott Walker (R) pushed a law that took away the collective bargaining rights of public employees and forced them to contribute more to their health care and …

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Legally Speaking: A. Scott Bolden talks DC Government Scandals – Washingtonian.com (blog)

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:14:58 +0000

Washingtonian.com (blog)

Legally Speaking: A. Scott Bolden talks DC Government Scandals
Washingtonian.com (blog)
By Marisa M. Kashino The DC government isn't short on legal and ethical trouble. In the past year, Mayor Vincent Gray and several DC Council members have found themselves embroiled in scandal. Ward 5 council member Harry Thomas Jr. is in the middle of …
DC Councilmember Loses Bid to Seal Student Loan JudgmentThe BLT: Blog of Legal Times (blog)

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Scott Rothstein says he had paralegal impersonate Bar staffer

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:06:21 +0000

As his Ponzi scheme unraveled, Scott Rothstein fabricated numerous Florida Bar grievances to explain to investors why his bank accounts were being frozen and how he could not repay them. Rothstein said in a deposition that he even enlisted a paralegal to pose as a Bar staffer in a call with a worried investor.

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Scott Rothstein Says 2 Law Firm Partners Knew of His Scheme – BusinessWeek

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:56:26 +0000

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Scott Rothstein Says 2 Law Firm Partners Knew of His Scheme
BusinessWeek
21 (Bloomberg) — Scott Rothstein, convicted in a $1.2 billion investment fraud, said two of his former law firm partners also knew of his scheme, according to a transcript of a sworn deposition made public today. Rothstein, sentenced to 50 years in …
Florida Ponzi lawyer: partners involved in scamMiamiHerald.com

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Scott Storms’ Boss Indicted in Duke Energy Ethics Case

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:17:23 +0000

The ethics scandal involving Scott Storms, the former general counsel of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, just won’t die. On Monday, a grand jury indicted Storms’ former boss for helping Storms set up a new job with Duke Energy while he still worked on Duke cases before the commission.

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Judith Scott Named to Virginia Business Legal Elite – MarketWatch (press release)

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:37:27 +0000

Judith Scott Named to Virginia Business Legal Elite
MarketWatch (press release)
Electronic ballots for the 2011 Legal Elite were emailed to 11580 attorneys throughout Virginia, and were available online. Virginia Business received 1483 completed ballots nominating nearly 3900 lawyers. Of that number, 811 attorneys, …

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Scott Disick breaks the law by chatting on his cell phone while driving – Daily Mail

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:03:43 +0000

Daily Mail

Scott Disick breaks the law by chatting on his cell phone while driving
Daily Mail
He is father to an adorable son, with another child on the way so Scott Disick really should no better than to break the law. But the 28-year-old reality star was caught talking on his cell phone while driving today in Studio City, …

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Scott: Affordable Care Act ‘not the law of the land’ – Florida Independent

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:57:34 +0000

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Scott: Affordable Care Act 'not the law of the land'
Florida Independent
Rick Scott said that the Affordable Care Act, the health care reform bill passed by Congress and signed into law in 2010, is “not the law of the land.” Federal officials and health care advocates have long criticized Florida officials for not planning …
Why Is the Federal Government Surrendering Its Best Argument to Defend the …Huffington Post (blog)
JOSEPH REISERT: Court's health care law decision based on three key factorsKennebec Journal
Health care act under scrutinyWestern Front
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Russell Adler, Scott Rothstein’s former partner, says trustee violated agreement

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:42:24 +0000

Russell Adler, a former name partner of the defunct Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm, has asked a judge to sanction the trustee in the RRA bankruptcy case for allegedly violating a non-disparagement agreement and accusing Adler of participating in the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

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