June marks two years since the death of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, whose body was found in a shallow bayou under a north ...

Contempt is a tool that trial judges use to protect the integrity of the court. Beyond that, contempt has two distinct purposes: punishment and prevention, says Cheryl Howell, a professor of public ...

NEW YORK — A federal judge held Rudy Giuliani in civil contempt of court twice Monday for failing to adequately respond to requests for documents and information sought by two Georgia women who won a ...

Lucknow: A district court in Azamgarh on Tuesday sentenced one Akhand Pratap Singh to three years of rigorous imprisonment ...

An appeals court denied the writ of a New Orleans attorney jailed for contempt of court, saying the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judge who put him behind bars did not abuse her powers in ...

For the third consecutive year, the City of Loogootee is locked in a high-stakes legal battle with the ACLU of Indiana over ...

The state Superior Court has upheld the contempt of court judgment against Washington County Clerk of Courts Brenda Davis, citing her “bizarre conduct” nearly two years ago when she attempted to block ...

The Bombay High Court on Monday held that contempt petitions alleging breach of orders passed by the National Company Law ...

The offending passage in the appellant’s brief read as follows: “My Noble Lords, we submit that the lower court abdicated its duties when it prevaricated from considering issues one (1) and three as ...

Contempt of Court is an original podcast series from The Nation about how to reform the Supreme Court. Hosted by The Nation's Justice Correspondent, Elie Mystal, each episode delves into distinct ...

Contempt of court is like life on Mars. The search for it falls into two general categories: direct and indirect. Direct contempt is when its beady little eyes stare a judge right in the face and ...