4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 28 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Widman v. Widman.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Widman v. Widman Anchor | green | “contempt results from the willful disobedience of a court order, and before a court may find a person in contempt, the record must clearly and specifically reflect the contemptuous conduct.” | 13 |
| 2 | SPARTANBURG CTY. DEPT. SOCIAL SERVICES v. Padgett | green | “done voluntarily and intentionally with the specific intent to do something the law forbids, or with the specific intent to fail to do something the law requires to be done; that is to say, with bad purpose either to disobey or disregard the law.” | 9 |
| 3 | In Re Brown | green | “contempt results from the willful disobedience of a court order, and before a court may find a person in contempt, the record must clearly and specifically reflect the contemptuous conduct.” | 3 |
| 4 | Widman v. Widman | green | “before a court may find a person in contempt, the record must clearly and specifically reflect the contemptuous conduct.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.