Word: contemptibly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ruled that Howard's bylined story and use of direct quotation led the court to assume that the union official made the statement to Howard; thus the newsman had already waived his protection by identifying his source in print. As a result, the judge found Howard guilty of contempt of court and ordered him jailed until he revealed his source. Newsman Howard got out on $100 bail and took his case to California's Court of Appeals...
From the time when the United States Senate voted to censure Joe McCarthy until the contempt trial of Leon Kamin this week, the Wisconsin Senator's rasping voice was noticeably silent. This week, McCarthy was back at the old stand, flinging accusations of softness toward Communism at his perennial favorites, Harvard and Nathan Pusey. This time, however, the attacks lacked some of their steam. Joe McCarthy was in a courtroom, not out on the hustings, and the atmosphere seems to have affected his vitriol...
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy yesterday took the stand in the contempt of Congress trial of Leon J. Kamin '49 and testified he had called Kamin before his subcommittee as part of a wide investigation of subversion in defense installations...
Their first witness may be Senator McCarthy. The Wisconsin Senator was the major government witness in last week's contempt trial of author O'Connor. His testimony here will probably be similar to the defense of his committee's authority he delivered against O'Connor...
Leon J. Kamin '49 will go on trial for contempt of Congress in Boston Federal Court this morning...