Judges at the Federal Circuit appeared likely to overturn a Virginia court’s order holding the law firm Quinn Emanuel in ...

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, ...

In addition to the $250,000 fine, the town must also cover associated attorneys fees and costs associated with the contempt motion, Suffolk County Supreme Court Judge Paul Baisley Jr. ruled. The Town ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prenda Law was a “copyright trolling” scheme that sued thousands for downloading online porn, but the organization was buried under a wave of judicial sanctions beginning in 2013. However, the three ...

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 ...

Garland made his first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday. Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers on Thursday that the Justice Department will follow "the facts and the ...

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 ...

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 Malaysian Bar welcomes the decision of the Court of Appeal to set aside the contempt of court order issued against Sarawakian lawyer Shankar Ram Asnani. The Kuching High Court had on Jan 12 cited ...