Word: contempts
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...dank federal building in Boston's Post Office Square, where Popkin appeared before the jury once again, but refused to answer three of its questions. At that point, a few doors down the hall, the government decided to move for the first time to have Popkin found in contempt of court...
...resolution introduced by James Q. Wilson, chairman of the Government Department, the Council stated that "an unlimited right of grand juries to ask any question and to expose a witness to citations for contempt could easily threaten scholarly research...
IMMUNITY. The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no one can be "compelled to be a witness against himself," but there has long been an important exception. Grand juries, courts and certain government agencies have been able to compel testimony by using the threat of a contempt sentence, after a witness is granted immunity from prosecution for all matters discussed. In 1970 the Nixon Administration persuaded Congress to enact a narrower immunity provision-a step quickly followed by at least a dozen states-assuring a witness immunity only from use of his testimony itself and of any evidence derived from...
Almost overnight, Miralles became a martyr-hero to the lawyers of Spain, who have never been noted for their radicalism. The powerful 8,500-member Madrid bar took up Miralles' cause. Risking contempt sentences of their own, 200 lawyers issued a joint statement protesting Miralles' punishment. When influential church leaders joined the protest, he was released on Franco's personal orders...
...carnography's adrenal rush, quickened pulse rate, and readying of muscles for action are nearly as effective as pornography's sexual flush in blocking out all other emotional and intellectual reactions. This monotonous, mechanical simplification is why porno and carno are properly held in contempt...