The DOJ has asked the D.C. Circuit to shut down the judge "doggedly" pursuing answers about why Alien Enemies Act ...

The matter if the actual deportations has already reached the Supreme Court, which permitted the administration to invoke the ...

The Law Commission of England and Wales has been asked by the government to review the 'disordered and unclear' law on contempt of court and consider ways to improve its effectiveness, consistency, ...

"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 ...

Carroll County defense attorney Jason Swindle was sentenced to 20 days in jail for contempt after failing to appear at the start of a jury trial and arriving impaired. Judge Dustin Hightower ruled ...

The High Court on Thursday annulled the contempt of court law that gave some protection to journalists and government officials, saying the law curtails court’s constitutional powers to deal with ...

Charles L. Craig, Comptroller— and, therefore, chief financial official —of the City of New York, has been four years ” at law.” As a net result he is sentenced to 60 days in jail. Why? Soon after the ...

Chief Justice Stuart Rabner of the New Jersey Supreme Court. (Photo: Carmen Natale/ALM) In a 7-0 decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed an appellate panel's ruling that a defendant who has ...

Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) , a Regional Human Rights Organization, having seriouslyobserved and studied the manner in which the Contempt of Court law and the way it is practiceLin Sri Lanka, ...

A NEW Bill that seeks to put the current law on contempt in statutory form has been introduced in parliament in Singapore. The existing law on contempt is contained in judgments in various cases, also ...

All of us are subject to the law of the land. That law includes the Contempt of Court Act 1981, which makes clear that nothing about an “active” criminal case can be published, if it “creates a ...

The recent suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated by the Supreme Court of India against social activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan in regard to two of his tweets has proven to be a legal ...