He added that contempt of court was "not about protecting the sensibilities of the individual judge", rather it was about maintaining public confidence in the administration of justice.
The District Court noted that civil contempt is meant to coercive future activity, as opposed to criminal contempt which seeks to punish past bad behavior.
The contempt that Frank Miller spits out against Occupy Wall Street is very much in the vein of the contempt his Spartans shower at the Athenians.
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On December 5, 2011, the Court held Marciano in contempt, but ruled that he could purge the contempt by filing complete and accurate schedules of his assets, turning the assets over to the Trustee, and allowing an inspection of exempt assets.
On January 23, 2012, doing its best imitation of Inspector Javert and after learning that Douglas had returned to the U.S., the SEC filed a Motion for a Rule to Show Cause and for an Order of Civil Contempt, requesting that the Court hold Douglas in contempt for a second time.
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How he practiced as a psychiatrist with that level of contempt will be informative.
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Harold deserves great credit for not treating the UVa study with the unwarranted contempt that some others have.
At this point, Thomas may see his continued silence on the bench as a provocation to his critics a gesture that says their contempt will not move him.
Looking into the future, though the federal government continues to do everything it can with our money to protect the banks and underwater homeowners alike, the contempt that borrowers not-too-long-ago revealed for lenders will continue to be felt.
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In July, Dublin High Court ruled that Sean Quinn, his son Sean Quinn Jr and his nephew, Peter Darragh Quinn, were in contempt of that court order.
In July, Dublin High Court ruled that Sean Quinn Sr, his son Sean Quinn Jr and his nephew, Peter Darragh Quinn, were in contempt of that court order.
Burton has said that he would drop the contempt citation if Reno complies with longstanding Republican demands that she move to appoint an independent counsel.
That prompted Mexico's attorney-general to open the contempt of court proceedings that led to last week's vote.
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Another reason is that familiarity has bred contempt for both men.
People might have hoped for better from the Senate, but now we know that was a mistake, because a majority of its members have voted in a way that shows an utter contempt for the public.
Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisconsin, said that instead of the contempt citations, the committee should direct the House clerk to file a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, exclusively on the executive privilege claim.
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This has occurred despite the fact that U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman held that the administration had been in contempt of court for trying to reinstate it after he had already issued an injunction on grounds that such actions were too broad in scope and unjustified based upon available evidence.
And those crimes that could have been committed might be contempt as there are court orders calling for preservation of the materials that might have been included in the tapes.
Mr Prodi also needs swiftly to lift the blanket of perks, cronyism and contempt for accountability that smothers Europe's institutions.
"With that, he proved his contempt for the representatives of the public sector and the Belgian system of social consultation, " the statement said.
The ATL teachers' union attacked the appearance of such exam changes in a newspaper leak - saying that it showed a "contempt for teachers".
Some Republican committee members expressed fears that moving ahead on a contempt citation in the U.S. attorneys' investigation would weaken Congress' position in future confrontations.
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It will doubtless be uncomfortable to consider, but there is ample reason to believe that whistleblowers are held in contempt as often as they are because their nobility makes people uncomfortable.
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The corollaries of this American ethos were, on the one hand, an affinity for personal enterprise and industry and, on the other, a horror of dependency and contempt for anything that smacked of a mendicant mentality.
Rwandan officials now speak of the Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, with open contempt, arguing that he has given extremists in the Ugandan miltiary free reign while also sabotaging the rebellion in Congo by encouraging the fragmentation of the main rebel movements.
And the reason that the citizenry hold politicians in contempt is what pray?
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The appellate court hearing the new case could declare her in contempt of court but that carries no additional penalties.
The strongest trend in our politics is contempt for both parties that is greatest among independents, but also includes voters affiliated with both parties.
"I believe the purpose of life is to glorify God, and we can't do that if we're heaping contempt on the creation, " he said.
These facts, and the possibility that the defendant could get a contempt-of-court citation for failing to disgorge funds from offshore accounts, give plaintiffs some leverage.
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