Reporter loses appeal of contempt finding: but judge rescinds order after Decker says gag not violated
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The Supreme Court of South Carolina upheld trial judge William L. Howard's contempt order against Twila Decker involving psychiatric evaluations of Susan Smith published in an article by Decker, but Howard rescinded the contempt order when Decker stated that the information was obtained without Howard's gag order being violated. Decker argued that she was protected by the First Amendment and the state's shield law. The Court found that the Constitution was not applicable and that the shield law offered no protection because the judge was not a party to the case.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1995
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American professor guilty of contempt for 'scandalizing' Singapore judiciary
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US professor Christopher Lingle, the International Herald Tribune and related parties were all convicted of contempt in absentia in Singapore for an article said to be critical of the Singapore judiciary. The article did not name particular officials or focus on Singapore. Under Singapore law, the government can bring such charges whenever the integrity of the courts is questioned. The International Herald Tribune published an apology, but both Lingle and the US State Department remain critical of Singapore's efforts to limit free speech.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1995
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Babbitt, Rubin held in contempt for failure to release records
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A federal district judge, in Cobell v. Babbitt, held Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt in contempt for failing to comply with an order to produce documents and records related to the federal government's breakup of Native American tribal lands in 1934. The Judge stated the government, which had assumed the role of trustee of the lands after the breakup, had failed miserably in producing the records. Some records were missing, destroyed, or damaged.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1999
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