Friday, April 29, 2022

Alabama State Bar civic obligations re 2022 elections


5/12/22 Email correspondence with Greg Cook
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: info@cookforcourt.com <info@cookforcourt.com>
Sent: Thu, May 5, 2022 6:37 pm
Subject: Please, in your campaign, offer instruction to ALvoters
Dear Greg,
I think the Alabama legal community has a civic obligation in the 2022 elections to offer instruction to Alabama voters regarding the constitution and the rule of law.
In that vein, I have appealed to the Alabama State Bar and to Alabama law school professors. See, inter alia, https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/04/alabamastatebar-civic-obligations-re.html and https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/september-2021-ua-first-amendment.html.
I have sought to draw you into this, as indicated by tweets of mine at https://twitter.com/search?f=live&q=(from%3Arobshattuckal06)%20(%40gregorycook)&src=typed_query.
Your campaign website https://cookforcourt.com/issues/ shows your own belief in the importance of the constitution and the rule of law.
I hope that belief will allow you to elaborate publicly for the benefit of Alabama voters in the 2022 elections.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck

From: Cook For Court <info@cookforcourt.com>
To: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
Sent: Tue, May 10, 2022 3:07 pm
Subject: Re: Please, in your campaign, offer instruction to ALvoters
Rob,
Thank you for reaching out to the campaign. Mr. Cook has read your email and is aware of your engagement on social media. Mr. Cook will do everything possible as a Supreme Court Justice to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law. He is committed to this practice and, while he cannot respond to every engagement, supports your efforts. He is concerned by the political ads and interviews of his opponent, taking political positions on specific issues that could come before the court. For this reason, Mr. Cook is careful not to take specific positions that would require his recusal in important matters such as abortion, critical race theory, and transgender. As an attorney, this careful speech should give you confidence that Mr. Cook will uphold the values that you hold dear, including maintaining the independence of and confidence in the judiciary.
Best regards,
Greg Cook for Supreme Court Campaign

From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>To: info@cookforcourt.com <info@cookforcourt.com>
Sent: Tue, May 10, 2022 5:23 pm
Subject: Re: Please, in your campaign, offer instruction to ALvoters
Thank you, Greg.
I will absolve you from anything further on the civic obligation that I think the Alabama legal community has in the 2022 elections to offer instruction to Alabama voters regarding the constitution, the rule of law, and other legal issues that I think are relevant to Alabama voters' decisions in 2022.
I will use my absolution of you to heighten my importuning in other quarters of the Alabama legal community, including the Alabama State Bar and Alabama law professors.
While I won't look for any further response from you, I will probably keep you apprised of other engagements that I am able to achieve in the legal community, for whatever effect the content of those engagements may have on your judicial thinking.
Sincerely,
Rob

5/22/22
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: president@ua.edu <president@ua.edu>; president@uab.edu <president@uab.edu>; gogue08@auburn.edu <gogue08@auburn.edu>; president@samford.edu <president@samford.edu>; presidentsoffice@montevallo.edu <presidentsoffice@montevallo.edu>; terri.lovell@alabar.org <terri.lovell@alabar.org>; melissa.warnke@alabar.org <melissa.warnke@alabar.org>; flatta@burr.com <flatta@burr.com>; suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org <suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org>; jbuettner@birminghambar.org <jbuettner@birminghambar.org>; director@huntsvillebar.org <director@huntsvillebar.org>
Cc: info@cookforcourt.com <info@cookforcourt.com>; judgedebrajones@gmail.com <judgedebrajones@gmail.com>
Sent: Sun, May 22, 2022 7:48 am
Subject: Fwd: What are you most concerned about in connection with 2022 elections?
In the final days before May 24th, I am trying to learn from institutions in Alabama what they are most concerned about in connection with the 2022 elections.
You are representatives of two "institutions," first, the "institution" of the Alabama legal community, and, second, the institution of Alabama universities.
(Alabama Supreme Court candidate Greg Cook limited his involvement as a representative of the Alabama legal community (per https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/pressing-al-supreme-court-candidate.html), but I said I would keep Greg apprised of my engagement with the Alabama legal community.)
Below is an email I sent yesterday to Alabama chambers of commerce as representing the "institution" of the Alabama business community.
Please read the below email for helping to focus on what most concerns you in connection with the 2022 elections.
Thank you very much for you attention to this email.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: dcole@bcatoday.org <dcole@bcatoday.org>; ejerkins@birminghambusinessalliance.com <ejerkins@birminghambusinessalliance.com>; director@homewoodchamber.org <director@homewoodchamber.org>; chamber@vestaviahills.org <chamber@vestaviahills.org>; rfigh@montgomerychamber.com <rfigh@montgomerychamber.com>
Sent: Sat, May 21, 2022 6:21 pm
Subject: What are you most concerned about in connection with 2022 elections?
In the final days before May 24th, I wish to learn from institutions in Alabama what they are most concerned about in connection with the 2022 elections.
I further wish for institutions in Alabama to be aware of one another and of what is most concerning to the other institutions.
The "institutions" I identify include the Alabama legal community (particularly represented by the Alabama State Bar); Alabama health care providers (particularly in the public health domain); the Alabama business community (in the form of chambers of commerce); the institution of local journalism (in the form of Alabama TV stations); the institutions of Alabama universities; and institutional parties with roles in K-12 education (teachers, boards of education, etc.).
I believe that institutions expressing publicly their concerns is a way to gain public respect, and that most Alabamians want their institutions to have their respect.
My greatest concern is that the United States is on the verge of being being unable to hold elections, count ballots and have election results that are accepted by both sides, and the consequence of that is that governance in the United States becomes impaired to the great detriment of the country.https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-dang-truth.html.
The way things are going is that "might makes right" may displace the rule of law. https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/january-6th-might-makes-right.html.
I have tried to urge that Alabama chambers of commerce not treat the 2022 elections as "business as usual." https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/05/emails-to-al-chambers-of-commerce-re.html. I hope I am making headway.
Thank you for your attention to this email.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck

8/9/22 Email to Alabama State Bar re weaponization of justice system
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>To: tim.gallagher@chlaw.com <tim.gallagher@chlaw.com>; cpii.law@gmail.com <cpii.law@gmail.com>; gbutrus@balch.com <gbutrus@balch.com>; juliana.dean@dcnr.alabama.gov <juliana.dean@dcnr.alabama.gov>; cryan@uasystem.edu <cryan@uasystem.edu>; jhayes@princelaw.net <jhayes@princelaw.net>; fhelmsing@mcdowellknight.com <fhelmsing@mcdowellknight.com>
Cc: terri.lovell@alabar.org <terri.lovell@alabar.org>
Sent: Sun, Apr 2, 2023 9:21 am
Subject: Alabama State Bar and weaponization of justice system
Dear chairs of Leadership Forum Selection & Program Committee, Bench & Bar Relations Committee, Government Relations Liaison Committee, and Lawyer Public Relations Task Force:
I am an inactive member of the Alabama bar.
Our country is being dangerously buffeted by charges and counter charges of weaponization of the justice system. This is increasing the polarization in the country, and, in this buffeting and polarization, I think it is fair to say there are forces seeking to capsize the ship of state.
In the situation, the citizens badly need leaders and institutions whom they can trust and respect.
Such institutions and leaders, however, seem hard for citizens to find.
While the Alabama State Bar is only a small "institution," I think it should consider whether it should try to be an "institution" in Alabama to whom Alabamians can listen with respect and trust related to how Alabamians respond to the "weaponization of the justice system" charges and counter charges that are buffeting the country and threatening to capsize the ship of state.
Maybe one or more of your committees and task force will undertake considering this, decide there is something the Alabama State Bar can do in the situation, and proceed to do it.
Thank you for your attention to this email.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook 
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