Contempt

Doug Bruce Contempt Motion Supported By Denver District Judge

The Colorado Independent | Armando Montano | Posted 05.25.2011

District Judge Brian Whitney agreed to Attorney General John Suthers' motion to hold former state representative and Colorado anti-tax icon Doug Bruce...

Kevin Trudeau Sentenced To 30 Days In Jail: Infomercial King Held In Contempt

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau, known as the infomercial king and best-selling author, was ordered by a federal judge to serve 30 days in prison and must t...

Todd Palin Guilty: Contempt of Senate

Shannyn Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Shannyn Moore

At 10:09am on February 6, 2009, Alaska Senate Resolution #5 passed 16-1. This resolution finds the witnesses who ignored their subpoenas guilty of contempt of the Alaska State Senate.

Leahy Report Justifies Rove Contempt Charges

The Raw Story | Posted 05.25.2011

The Senate Judiciary Committee is releasing a 60-page report justifying its contempt of Congress citations aimed at Karl Rove and other Bush administr...

Friday Talking Points [48] -- Throwing Out The Rulebook

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

Back in Volume 36 of this Friday Talking Points column, I pointed out what seemed to me to be an obvious observation -- that the media was going a lot...

Contempt for Rove

Don Siegelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Don Siegelman

Karl Rove and his right-wing political cronies targeted me through a malicious, unfounded, politically-motivated prosecution. Now is the time to take action.

Paging Karl Rove: U.S. District Judge Sides With Congress

Dan Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Sweeney

Yesterday, Rove dismissed the Judiciary Committee's contempt recommendation as "ludicrous." Today, he continues his inexorable slide toward actually having to show up on Congress' doorstep.

Conyers Pushes Bush On Subpoenas, Threatens Contempt Vote By Thanksgiving

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers exhorted the White House Monday to comply with subpoenas of President Bush's key confidants in connect...