Legal Opinion
Craig Pittman v. J. Anthony McLain
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 3, 2001No. 00-15927PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
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.…
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