While Governor Rick Scott is asking a state law enforcement agency to consider investigating three Florida Supreme Court justices, a Georgia-based conservative legal group has begun its own investigation.

The Southeastern Legal Foundation on Tuesday submitted open records requests to Justices R. Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince as well as the chief justice and secretary of state in an attempt to determine whether the justices illegally raised campaign funds.

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