Contempt of court basically means not respecting a court’s authority or ignoring its orders. It can happen in obvious ways, like causing a scene in court, or less obvious ones, like failing to follow ...

ST PAUL PARK, Minn. — Amid strain on the federal court system resulting from Operation Metro Surge, one judge took things a step further to compel the Justice Department to comply with orders. A ...

Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Washington — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered an end ...

From Commans v. Dunbar, decided Friday by Judge Jennifer M. Perkins, joined by Judge Kent E. Cattani: Daniel Commans appeals his conviction and punishment for contempt of court for providing a vulgar ...

In some two dozen cases stemming from President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota that CNN has reviewed, federal judges appointed to the bench by Democrats and Republicans have had to ...