Sentence examples for cases of contempt from inspiring English sources
Indeed, in an 1895 case ( United States v. Chapman), the defendant unsuccessfully argued that Congress could not have such cases of contempt prosecuted through the courts but must punish such defiance on its own, without judicial assistance.
The penalties available to the house in cases of contempt include the power to summon a person to the bar of the house to be reprimanded, to imprison them and to fine them.
Considering only such cases of contempt as the presentthat is, cases in which the proceedings are against one not a party to the suit, and cannot be regarded as interlocutorywe are of opinion that there is a right of review in the circuit court of appeals.
In all cases of contempt arising under the laws of the United States governing the issuance of injunctions or restraining orders in any case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the contempt shall have been committed.
That was a case of contempt committed by a gross assault upon another in open court.
There is no dispute about the facts, and the simple question is whether they make out a case of contempt on the part of Moore.
Smith noted that "ultimately GetUp provided the full response to the survey" and the conduct did not impede the committee, so he refused to refer the matter to the privileges committee as there was no prima facie case of contempt of parliament.
According to the UK Human Rights blog, it was the first such case of contempt relating to an online publication and carried the ominous warning that "instant news requires instant and effective protection for the integrity of a criminal trial".
In that case lot of contempt happening right now! Good to see technology beat stupidity.
We do not think this was a case of civil contempt.
The case is one of contempt, involving Spycatcher, an ex-MI5 officer's autobiography that No 10 wants to ban (because of the usual compelling arguments about safety).
