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Originally Posted by swamprat69er
That being said, would you or I get the same treatment for contempt of the Federal Court? Some how I don't think so.
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Civil contempt is a murky area that is largely dependent on the discretion of the judge whose will has been defied. The judge in this case had two options to prod compliance. Fines or jail. Since this woman is being backed by all sorts of money from supporters, he felt only jail would suffice.