Judge rules against Scott in records lawsuit

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge on Wednesday ruled against Gov. Rick Scott in an ongoing lawsuit over whether his administration flouted the state’s public records law.

Chief Circuit Judge Charles Francis granted a request from a frequent critic of the Republican governor to subpoena records from Google and Yahoo. Tallahassee attorney Steven Andrews wants information on private email accounts that he says were used by the Scott administration to sidestep the state’s public records law.

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