Contempt begins with indifference to or disdain for the hurt and hardship of others, due to perceived immorality or inferiority. In our narcissistic times, attributing inferiority to others has become ...
James W. Cushing of the Law Office of Faye Riva Cohen. While it should be self-evident that the parties to a court case are obliged to obey the terms of the court’s orders, there are, unfortunately, ...
The High Court of Karnataka has convicted a former employee of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in two separate instances of contempt of court - for filling a forged statement before the ...
The recent controversy over the alleged contemptuous and derogatory remarks against the Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court has not only raised eyebrows, but can also be considered an act of ...
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Monday said it is now looking into the possible filing of an indirect contempt case against former lawmaker Zaldy Co after two subpoenas of the ...
Members of the opposition in the House of Representatives have filed a bill seeking the grant of contempt powers and an expanded subpoena authority to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure ...
Three former employees being sued by environmental technology company Questor were in contempt of court when they withheld and provided false evidence in court proceedings, the Court of Appeal for ...
Today, in J.G.G. v. Trump, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals vacated Judge Boasberg's order finding probable cause that Administration officials were in criminal contempt of court for ...
Current laws of contempt of court may constitute a violation of the right to freedom of expression, the Law Commission states today following a three-year review of an area currently ‘beset by some ...
Underling "no progress" in compliance, the top court said might frame contempt charges against the authorities concerned. "We are only saying, comply with the direction of the apex court of the ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - In an extraordinarily rare move, a 19th Judicial District Judge has held two public defenders and an East Baton Rouge prosecutor in contempt of court after their actions ...