Word: contemptibly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...society. There is a need for the party of Lincoln to remember that 'there but for the grace of God go I.' But heaven help us if we go before the American people with the naive belief that every poverty-stricken family in America deserves nothing but contempt...
...American system of criminal prosecution," wrote Justice William Brennan, "is accusatorial, not inquisitorial, and the Fifth Amendment is its essential mainstay." With those words, Brennan last week announced the Supreme Court's decision to reverse the contempt conviction of a small-time Connecticut 52-year-old gambler named William Malloy and extend the protection of the Fifth Amendment's privilege against self-incrimination to witnesses and defendants, whatever their status, in all state courts...
...strong lobby and monopolistic control over an industry vital to the American public, A.T. & T. has virtual control of the U.S. itself. Government agencies may be finally realizing the awesome power exercised by this company and taking measures to prevent a further contempt of the democratic free-enterprise system. Thank...
...naturally the IRS haled them into court, and naturally they had a theatrical ball conducting their own defense, and naturally a bunch of squares found them guilty of avoiding taxes. "Victims of injustice!" squealed the Becks at the verdict. "Innocent! Innocent!" The long-suffering judge found them guilty of contempt as well, sentenced Julian to 60 and Judith to 30 days in jail. It would take more than that to upstage Judy. She soon had the galleries sobbing as she proclaimed how lucky she was to be loved by a man like Julian, who once "stood by while...
...result in a maximum jail term of six months and a $1,000 fine. If the case were decided by a judge, without a jury, the maximum sentence would be 45 days and $300. Under a Dirksen-Mansfield amendment, this jail term would be reduced to 30 days. Any contempt conviction could be appealed...