Contempt of court comes in two basic flavors: civil contempt and criminal contempt. Sometimes, like birds of a feather, they flock together. But before we tease out the differences and what each is ...

You can’t turn a virtual page these days without finding a new article or column or editorial forecasting or demanding a “reckoning” for Democrats after Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris for the ...

I was taken more by the tone than the content of Ken Pearson’s extended letter to the editor ("Why we're on wrong path," Feb. 15) regarding the impeachment of former President Donald Trump and the ...

After its initial blitzkrieg of executive orders, the Trump administration has increasingly found itself stuck in the soft mud of judicial scrutiny. Whether the president and his allies will decide to ...

Judge James E. Boasberg had threatened to open contempt proceedings to determine whether the Trump administration had violated his order not to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. By Alan Feuer ...

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"Securing a favorable judgment is often just the beginning of a legal battle. Enforcing that judgment, especially against uncooperative defendants, can be daunting. Many times, it requires subpoenaing ...

Of all the ominous trends that have been normalized in the Trump era, nose-thumbing at congressional subpoenas is among the most disturbing. Congressional subpoena power is there for a reason, and ...

Source: Adobe stock image by pathdoc, licensed by Ravi Chandra Contempt hangs heavy over us in our psychic skies, a false sun with great gravity, whose purpose is to mislead, and in misleading, lead ...

The UK home secretary, Suella Braverman, is the most recent government minister to be accused of potential contempt of court. Following a decision to charge a firearms officer with murder for the ...

On Friday, an attorney representing ShotSpotter, a gunshot-detection technology company, made the unusual request that a judge in a criminal case hold the company in contempt of court to prevent ...

Contempt of Court is an original podcast series from The Nation about how to reform the Supreme Court. Host Elie Mystal delves into distinct avenues for change, featuring historical insights, fresh ...