Federal Judge Holds Immigration Officials in #civilcontempt over Rearrest Following Court-Ordered Release
Vasquez Gonzalez v. Oddo
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Vasquez Gonzalez v. Oddo
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November 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Federal Judge Holds Immigration Officials in #civilcontempt over Rearrest Following Court-Ordered Release
Vasquez Gonzalez v. Oddo
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#civil #contempt : #Pennsylvania Judge Holds Three #trump Officials
A Pennsylvania judge held three senior Trump administration officials in #civilcontempt after #immigration authorities rearrested a man freed under a court order, Law360 reported.
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A Pennsylvania judge held three senior Trump administration officials in #civilcontempt after #immigration authorities rearrested a man freed under a court order, Law360 reported.
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November 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
#civil #contempt : #Pennsylvania Judge Holds Three #trump Officials
A Pennsylvania judge held three senior Trump administration officials in #civilcontempt after #immigration authorities rearrested a man freed under a court order, Law360 reported.
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A Pennsylvania judge held three senior Trump administration officials in #civilcontempt after #immigration authorities rearrested a man freed under a court order, Law360 reported.
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SCOTUS hears Apple vs. Epic civil contempt appeal Jan 11, 2027—key ruling on injunction clarity. #TechLaw #AppStore #CivilContempt #Apple #EpicGames #PlatformRegulation https://thedailytechfeed.com/scotus-sets-january-hearing-for-apples-appeal-in-epic-games-dispute/
November 3, 2026 at 5:22 AM
SCOTUS hears Apple vs. Epic civil contempt appeal Jan 11, 2027—key ruling on injunction clarity. #TechLaw #AppStore #CivilContempt #Apple #EpicGames #PlatformRegulation https://thedailytechfeed.com/scotus-sets-january-hearing-for-apples-appeal-in-epic-games-dispute/
👏🏼 #SCOTUS "has long held that 'a pardon cannot stop' courts from punishing cases of #civilcontempt. And while the marshals have traditionally enforced civil contempt orders, the courts have the power to deputize others to step in if they refuse to do so." 👍🏼 #RuleOfLaw ⚖️
March 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
👏🏼 #SCOTUS "has long held that 'a pardon cannot stop' courts from punishing cases of #civilcontempt. And while the marshals have traditionally enforced civil contempt orders, the courts have the power to deputize others to step in if they refuse to do so." 👍🏼 #RuleOfLaw ⚖️
Judge finds #Giuliani in #civilcontempt in 2020 election workers' case -
The courts are going to be so heavily relied upon by government snd elected officials
www.reuters.com/legal/judge-...
The courts are going to be so heavily relied upon by government snd elected officials
www.reuters.com/legal/judge-...
Judge finds Giuliani in civil contempt over 2020 election case
A judge on Monday found Rudy Giuliani to be in civil contempt of court in a $148 million defamation case brought by two Georgia election workers that the former New York City Mayor falsely accused of trying to help steal the 2020 U.S. presidential election for Democrat Joe Biden.
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Judge finds #Giuliani in #civilcontempt in 2020 election workers' case -
The courts are going to be so heavily relied upon by government snd elected officials
www.reuters.com/legal/judge-...
The courts are going to be so heavily relied upon by government snd elected officials
www.reuters.com/legal/judge-...
April 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The #SCOTUS has ORDERED he be returned to the US! The fact that he is not here means SCOTUS just hold every single one of them in CIVIL contempt which is NOT pardonable! #civilcontempt #doj
April 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The #SCOTUS has ORDERED he be returned to the US! The fact that he is not here means SCOTUS just hold every single one of them in CIVIL contempt which is NOT pardonable! #civilcontempt #doj
A Massachusetts appeals court is grappling with the controversial use of civil contempt in criminal cases and whether a Snapchat video can sway the outcome.
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#MA #CitizenPortal #CivilContempt #CriminalJustice #SocialMediaEvidence
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Appeals court hears debate over use of civil contempt and Snapchat evidence
Defense lawyers argued a sentencing court improperly used civil-contempt procedures in a criminal case to keep jail-credit days "open," while the Commonwealth defended the civil-contempt practice and urged that a Snapchat video and its banner text were admissible as an excited utterance.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A Massachusetts appeals court is grappling with the controversial use of civil contempt in criminal cases and whether a Snapchat video can sway the outcome.
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#MA #CitizenPortal #CivilContempt #CriminalJustice #SocialMediaEvidence
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#CivilContempt
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1. Civil contempt does not require Federal law enforcement officials to serve papers.
2. Civil contempt cannot be pardoned by Trump.
I wish the DC police had not already helped DOGE. DC Police should serve warrants; DC Jail should hold contemptors.
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1. Civil contempt does not require Federal law enforcement officials to serve papers.
2. Civil contempt cannot be pardoned by Trump.
I wish the DC police had not already helped DOGE. DC Police should serve warrants; DC Jail should hold contemptors.
The constitutional crisis is here.
The President is disobeying lawful court orders. His advisors and allies are cheering him on. And Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains trapped in a jail in El Salvador.
youtu.be/HGTIELDTHOo?...
The President is disobeying lawful court orders. His advisors and allies are cheering him on. And Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains trapped in a jail in El Salvador.
youtu.be/HGTIELDTHOo?...
This Is a Constitutional Crisis
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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April 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#CivilContempt
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1. Civil contempt does not require Federal law enforcement officials to serve papers.
2. Civil contempt cannot be pardoned by Trump.
I wish the DC police had not already helped DOGE. DC Police should serve warrants; DC Jail should hold contemptors.
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1. Civil contempt does not require Federal law enforcement officials to serve papers.
2. Civil contempt cannot be pardoned by Trump.
I wish the DC police had not already helped DOGE. DC Police should serve warrants; DC Jail should hold contemptors.
4/Abrego Garcia’s case is separate from the ACLU’s challenge to the Trump admin’s deportation of two planeloads of men under the Alien Enemies Act. In a hearing Friday in that case, Judge Boasberg considered whether to hold the Trump administration in contempt. He said they acted in “bad faith.”
April 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Time for the courts to impose civil contempt confinement on DOJ leadership, and refer DOJ attorneys to the local ethics boards for intentionally advancing arguments and positions not consistent with the law or the rules of court.
Maybe then they'll comply.
I'm told the threat of jail can do that.
Maybe then they'll comply.
I'm told the threat of jail can do that.
April 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
They can uphold civil contempt orders from district courts finding executive branch officials, up to and including cabinet officials, in contempt until court orders are followed.
Yes, they can be held until they comply. No, they cannot be pardoned for civil contempt.
Yes, this is scary as hell.
Yes, they can be held until they comply. No, they cannot be pardoned for civil contempt.
Yes, this is scary as hell.
April 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
⬇️ #CivilContempt
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You are correct, mostly because Trump could immediately pardon any criminal contempt charges, having the pres parden power. Civil contempt is where this would apply. A better breakdown than I would ever attempt to do -
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
⬇️ #CivilContempt
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Just learn that this is a thing. Apparently the courts can enforce contempt orders without the need for federal marshals though it has never been done before.
April 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Judges don't need Federal law enforcement officers to serve #CivilContempt
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Maryland State Police can arrest them on a court order of civil contempt. They should start with the attorneys and Pam Bondi.
April 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Judges don't need Federal law enforcement officers to serve #CivilContempt
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Civil contempt? The government can make infinite money.
Criminal contempt? Trump pardons.
So maybe you sanction Ensign. He's obviously going to get MAGA help during the sanction and after. So you'd need to disbar. But does this change the direction for the plaintiff or for our government?
Criminal contempt? Trump pardons.
So maybe you sanction Ensign. He's obviously going to get MAGA help during the sanction and after. So you'd need to disbar. But does this change the direction for the plaintiff or for our government?
April 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
He can only issue pardons for criminal contempt (which is used for punishment), not civil contempt (which is used to compel compliance): "The distinction between [the two] is critical."
April 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Judges have been trying HARD to avoid having to send people to jail for contempt, but honestly, it's FAR past the point it was reasonable to pretend to believe "I know nothing, can't answer nothing, national security, above the law" bullshit is a reasonable answer on a civil rights matter.
April 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The best use of civil contempt would be to hold the US Gov in contempt, and impose a daily fine to be paid to the persons this action harmed until there is compliance.
And/or, jailing the highest ranking official responsible for this action until they either resigned or there was compliance (Noem).
And/or, jailing the highest ranking official responsible for this action until they either resigned or there was compliance (Noem).
April 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The judge has the ability to:
1. Hold the U.S. Government in Civil Contempt,
2. Impose Daily Fines,
3. Structure those fines to compensate the harmed party.
So— Judge should hold US Gov in contempt with a fine of $1M per day, and compensate the man's family— $1M per day!
Trump's head will spin.
1. Hold the U.S. Government in Civil Contempt,
2. Impose Daily Fines,
3. Structure those fines to compensate the harmed party.
So— Judge should hold US Gov in contempt with a fine of $1M per day, and compensate the man's family— $1M per day!
Trump's head will spin.
April 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I may be a realist but ALSO a dreamer…
I believe the courts have tools that they can use to put the brakes on all this. And I think El Salvador prisons may be where they’ll make radical moves.
Court sanctions can include imprisonment & I don’t think a presidential pardon applies🤔
#CivilContempt
I believe the courts have tools that they can use to put the brakes on all this. And I think El Salvador prisons may be where they’ll make radical moves.
Court sanctions can include imprisonment & I don’t think a presidential pardon applies🤔
#CivilContempt
April 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I may be a realist but ALSO a dreamer…
I believe the courts have tools that they can use to put the brakes on all this. And I think El Salvador prisons may be where they’ll make radical moves.
Court sanctions can include imprisonment & I don’t think a presidential pardon applies🤔
#CivilContempt
I believe the courts have tools that they can use to put the brakes on all this. And I think El Salvador prisons may be where they’ll make radical moves.
Court sanctions can include imprisonment & I don’t think a presidential pardon applies🤔
#CivilContempt
#Trump & his #Congress are pushing a budget plan that blocks #JudicialPower to enforce #contempt findings. Could #judges appoint #IndependentProsecutors? Would #USMarshals really #arrest anyone? #CivilContempt needs no federal prosecution and cannot be expunged with a #pardon. #Scotus is watching.
May 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
#Trump & his #Congress are pushing a budget plan that blocks #JudicialPower to enforce #contempt findings. Could #judges appoint #IndependentProsecutors? Would #USMarshals really #arrest anyone? #CivilContempt needs no federal prosecution and cannot be expunged with a #pardon. #Scotus is watching.
#Trump & his #Congress are pushing a budget plan that blocks #JudicialPower to enforce #contempt findings. Could #judges appoint #IndependentProsecutors? Would #USMarshals really #arrest anyone? #CivilContempt needs no federal prosecution and cannot be expunged with a #pardon. #Scotus is watching.
Trump’s clash with the courts raises prospect of showdown over separation of powers
The Trump administration has been pushing back against certain court rulings it doesn't like in the hundreds of cases filed against it in the past few months.
apnews.com
May 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
#Trump & his #Congress are pushing a budget plan that blocks #JudicialPower to enforce #contempt findings. Could #judges appoint #IndependentProsecutors? Would #USMarshals really #arrest anyone? #CivilContempt needs no federal prosecution and cannot be expunged with a #pardon. #Scotus is watching.