United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission, and v. The Greyhound Corporation and Greyhound Lines, Inc., And

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• stating that the court must determine \whether the order is sufficiently spe- cific and . . . whether the defendant knew or should have known that his conduct was wrongful\
• “[Willfulness, for the purpose of criminal contempt, does not exist where there is a ‘good faith pursuit of a plausible though mistaken alternative.’”
• “The very issuance of the order puts the party on notice that his past acts have been wrongful.”
• in a criminal contempt case, the court should consider the entire background behind the order
• willful violation is volitional act that contemnor knew or should have known was wrongful
• “While a defendant is, of course, not required to seek such a clarification, a failure to do so when combined with actions based upon a twisted or implausible interpretation of the order will be strong evidence of a willful violation of the decree”

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