Contempt

• B.C.’s top court cuts contempt sentence for father of trans youth

  The B.C. Court of Appeal struck down a six-month sentence for a trans youth's father for publicly discussing his child's private medical details despite a court order.

  Aug 10, 2023
  
• Former Alberta justice minister wins appeal after contempt finding

  A contempt of court finding against former justice minister Jonathan Denis was overturned Monday morning by the Alberta Court of Appeal.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2022
  
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• ‘Deliberate and wilful’: Calgary judge finds pastor, cafe owner guilty of flouting COVID rules

  An Alberta judge has found a Calgary pastor, his brother and a café owner guilty of contempt for deliberately violating COVID-19 health orders.

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2021
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• Committee approves contempt of Congress citations against William Barr, Wilbur Ross

  By a 24-15 vote, the panel recommended that the full House of Representatives find Barr and Ross in contempt for refusing to cooperate with an investigation of the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census.

  Politics

  Jun 12, 2019
• Democrats threaten to hold AG William Barr in contempt over release of Mueller report

  The House Judiciary Committee threatened to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress if he does not provide special counsel Robert Mueller’s full, unredacted report on his Russia probe by Monday.

  Politics

  May 3, 2019
• Here is why you have ‘Resting Bitch Face,’ according to science

  Behavioural researchers with research firm Noldus Information Technology, have developed a computer program designed to identify what RBF actually is and why it strikes a nerve with so many of us.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 3, 2016
• Attorney for jailed Kentucky clerk says same-sex marriage licenses void

  A gay couple walked out of a Kentucky courthouse with a marriage license Friday morning, a day after the county's defiant clerk was hauled to jail for refusing to license same-sex marriages.

  World

  Sep 4, 2015
• ‘Intactivist’ Florida woman jailed for opposing son’s circumcision, cries as she signs consent form

  A Florida woman jailed in a long-running dispute over her son's circumcision has been released after nine nights behind bars.

  May 25, 2015