Free speech is a cause promoted and defended by many groups and from many perspectives. But there is one threat to free ...

Explore the definition, types, and implications of contempt of court in India, and its impact on judicial authority.

Senior advocate Vikas Pahwa told The Indian Express that the law of contempt of court is not meant to ‘shield judges from ...

Our digital culture has only magnified the problem. On the right, contempt often takes the form of dehumanizing minorities or ...

Contempt is one of U.S. lawmakers’ politically messiest and, until recent years, least-used powers. It is a tool that the House and the Senate can employ either to coerce compliance with a subpoena or ...

“The Government’s actions on that day demonstrate a willful disregard for its Order,” the 46-page, April 16 opinion says. Amy Lieberman, a politics editor at The Conversation U.S., spoke with ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. WASHINGTON — Merrick Garland became the third attorney general in U.S. history to be held in contempt of Congress Wednesday as ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University (THE CONVERSATION) A battle ...

It's the first time in history the House of Representatives is voting to hold the highest-ranking American law official in contempt of Congress, and since Eric Holder's current predicament is so new ...