Shillitani v. United States

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• holding that prison sentence of two years with automatic release upon compliance with court’s decree indicated civil contempt
• holding that \the justification for coercive imprisonment as applied to civil contempt depends upon the ability of the contemnor to comply with the court's order.\
• holding that to be considered remedial, sanctions must operate in a prospective manner
• holding that when an incarcerated con-temnor “carries] the keys of [his] prison in [his] own pockets” (internal quotation marks omitted), his contempt is civil in nature
• holding that to be considered remedial, sanctions must operate in a prospective manner
• stating that \[t]here can be no question that courts have inherent power to enforce compliance With their lawful orders through civil contempt.\

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