· 11/30/2015
Adams v. Stephens
Citations
- 136 S. Ct. 538
- 193 L. Ed. 2d 428
- 84 U.S.L.W. 3299
- 2015 U.S. LEXIS 7665
How courts have described this case
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- upholding petitioners’ incarcerations for civil contempt because the case involved alleged violations of federal securities laws and, thus, contempt orders could be properly served in any district
- district court’s civil contempt orders could be served and enforced in any district because they were issued to enforce federal securities law
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