Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial
A judge in Boston is holding a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while the man was on trial.
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Sharply divided Supreme Court sides with smartphone owner in self-incrimination case
A harshly split Indiana Supreme Court has ruled 3-2 in favor of a woman who was found in contempt for refusing to unlock her smart phone in a criminal investigation. A majority of the high court reversed the contempt order, holding in a landmark ruling that forcing her to unlock her iPhone would violate her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
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Judge will weigh holding Giuliani in contempt of court after jury’s $148 million defamation award
A federal judge is set to hear arguments Friday on whether to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for continuing to spread lies about two Georgia election workers after they secured a $148 million defamation judgment against him.
Labor Department wants Indy health care owner held in contempt on overtime issues
The U.S. Department of Labor is asking a federal judge to hold the owner of eight Indianapolis-area health care services companies in contempt for allegedly ignoring a 2022 court judgment requiring him to pay overtime to his employees.
Trump ally Steve Bannon will report to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to serve a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack.
Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: ‘I will not be intimidated’
Attorney General Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.”
GOP advances Garland contempt charges after White House exerts executive privilege over Biden audio
Two House committees moved ahead Thursday with contempt charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland for refusing to turn over audio from President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel, advancing the matter after the White House’s decision to block the release of the recording earlier in the day.
White House blocks release of Biden’s special counsel interview audio, says GOP is being political
President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur that’s at the center of a Republican effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, the Justice Department told lawmakers in a letter publicly released on Thursday.
Porn performer Stormy Daniels is expected to testify Tuesday at Donald Trump’s hush money trial
Donald Trump returns to his hush money trial Tuesday facing a threat of jail time for additional gag order violations as prosecutors gear up to summon big-name witnesses including porn actor Stormy Daniels.
Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions in hush money trial as key witness resumes testimony
Donald Trump faces the prospect of additional sanctions in his hush money trial as he returns to court Thursday for another contempt hearing followed by testimony from a lawyer who represented two women who have said they had sexual encounters with the former president.
IN justices agree to consider whether contempt defendants are entitled to mental health experts
The Indiana Supreme Court denied 12 transfer petitions and granted one for the week ending Feb. 23, agreeing to hear a case involving whether criminal contempt defendants are entitled to the appointment of mental health experts.
2nd CHINS finding upheld, but contempt ruling against father reversed
A CHINS adjudication was not erroneous, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled, but a contempt finding against a father was.
Contempt ruling involving adult theater in Clarksville overturned
A trial court must consider the discovery objections lodged by a company that leases space to an adult theater in Clarksville after the Court of Appeals of Indiana overturned a contempt ruling against the company.
Trump’s lawyers want special counsel Jack Smith held in contempt in 2020 election interference case
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump pressed to have special counsel Jack Smith’s team held in contempt, saying the prosecutors had taken steps to advance the 2020 election interference case against him in violation of a judge’s order last month.
Firearm conviction, criminal contempt upheld for defendant who proceeded pro se
A defendant who unsuccessfully defended himself in federal court and who was found in criminal contempt for refusing to answer a prosecutor’s question did not find any relief from his firearm conviction or the contempt finding at the 7th Circuit.
A former Fox News reporter who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court
In a case with potentially far-reaching press freedom implications, a federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources.
Dreyer: Contempt is in the eye of the beholder?
These days, we are hearing regularly about gag orders, contempt of court and other measures regarding a certain former president. There is a fine line between criticizing a court and insulting a judge — and the current examples may become important.
Criminal contempt defendants entitled to appointment of mental health experts, COA rules
Defendants facing criminal contempt are entitled to the same statutory protections as other criminal defendants, including the right to the appointment of mental health experts, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in a Tuesday reversal.
DCS found in contempt for not searching current, former directors’ emails in child death case
A Hendricks Superior Court judge has found the Indiana Department of Child Services in civil contempt for failing to search the emails of its current and former directors in a case involving a 4-year-old who was killed.
DCS says discovery production complete in case of 4-year-old who was killed, but director’s email wasn’t searched
Indiana Department of Child Services Director Eric Miller’s email was not part of a batch of documents produced in a case involving a child who was killed after the department placed him in his parents’ home, the director repeated at a contempt hearing.
IN Supreme Court finds court reporter in contempt for delays, failure to comply with orders
The Indiana Supreme Court has found an Allen County court reporter in contempt for her repeated delays in filing a requested court transcript and her failure to comply with the court’s orders.