Mother who baptized kids may be cited for contempt 
Published: April 11, 2012
Tags: contempt, divorce
A divorced mother who baptized her children without consulting their father may be cited for criminal contempt, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
New York City settles loitering suit for $15 million
Published: February 8, 2012
Tags: class action, contempt, loitering, New York
New York City has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of thousands of people who were charged with loitering decades after the state’s laws were ruled unconstitutional.
Court can dismiss suit over attorney’s contempt
Published: June 9, 2011
Tags: contempt, negligence, Sanctions
It was not an abuse of discretion for a trial court to dismiss the plaintiffs’ complaint based on the willful contempt of their attorney in failing to find co-counsel, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled.
Juror removed after Facebook post
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: September 10, 2010
Tags: contempt, Facebook, juries, jurors, jury instructions, social media, technology
A Michigan juror was recently excused from service and fined after she posted a comment on Facebook that it was “gonna be fun to tell the defendant they’re GUILTY” – before the defense even started its case.
Lawyer not guilty of contempt
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: May 18, 2010
Tags: contempt, First Amendment
A lawyer could not be convicted of criminal contempt for making accusations of misconduct against a state judge, the Missouri Supreme Court has ruled vacating a conviction.
Scheduling conflict means lawyer will serve 3 days in jail
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 5, 2009
Tags: contempt
A federal judge has ordered a Kansas City criminal defense lawyer to serve three days in jail for failing to appear for trial because of a scheduling conflict.
Lawyer jailed 14 years for contempt is freed
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 13, 2009
Tags: contempt
A Pennsylvania attorney who was released from prison Friday after serving the longest imprisonment on a civil contempt charge in U.S. history said judges have too much discretion in divorce cases like his. Click here for the full article from The Associated Press.
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