The requirements were dropped in December 2023, after the Justice Department and NBC News began investigating his case. He was sworn into the Tennessee bar in January and now works as a lawyer, primarily in criminal defense, while he continues to take his medication. In other cases, the Justice Department has sued entities that did not comply with its recommended reforms. Scott’s longtime doctor “emphatically” disagreed with the recommendations, according to the Justice Department letter and records reviewed by NBC News. He lost his job after he told his employer about the drug treatment program requirement, according to the Justice Department findings.

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