4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 22 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 Ex Parte Chambers.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ex Parte Chambers Anchor | green | “noncompliance with an unambiguous order of which one has notice will ordinarily raise an inference that the noncompliance was willful.” | 8 |
| 2 | Ex Parte Johns | green | “some completed act which affronted the dignity and authority of the court.” | 6 |
| 3 | Ex Parte Johns | green | “and no subsequent voluntary compliance on the part of the defendant can enable him to avoid punishment for his past acts.” | 5 |
| 4 | In Re Scariati | green | “to jail for six months for not maintaining health insurance for his children and the sentence was not subject to being reduced upon his obtaining such insurance” | 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.