contempt power — inherent
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 266 U.S. 42 - Michaelson v. United States ex rel. Chicago · 1924Most cited · 153 citing opinions
The power to punish for contempts is inherent in all courts. It is essential to the administration of justice. The courts of the United States, when called into existence and vested with jurisdiction over any subject, at once become possessed of the power. The attributes which inhere in that power and are inseparable from it can neither be abrogated nor rendered practically inoperative.
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