[DOWNLOAD] "Pittman v. Cole" by Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Pittman v. Cole
- Author : Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 03, 2001
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
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[PUBLISH] The plaintiffs in this case, three candidates for Alabama judgeships and the Christian Coalition of Alabama, brought this action seeking to enjoin the enforcement of advisory opinions promulgated by the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (""JIC"") and the Alabama State Bar's Office of General Counsel concerning whether judicial candidates could, without violating applicable ethics rules, respond to a questionnaire created by the Christian Coalition. The district court granted a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the policies and the related canons of ethics. See Pittman v. Cole, 117 F. Supp. 2d 1285, 1316-17 (S. D. Ala. 2000). However, the court declined to address whether there was a ""substantial likelihood of success on the merits,"" and it abstained on the merits of the claims hoping that state courts would resolve unsettled questions of law. Id. at 1311-17.