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5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 53 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 In Matter of Lands.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Matter of Lands Anchor | green | “committed outside the presence of the court but which also tends to obstruct the due and orderly administration of justice.” | 25 |
| 2 | In Matter of Lands | green | “committed in the presence of or so near the court as to obstruct the due and orderly administration of justice, and punishment therefor may be imposed summarily without the filing of charges or the issuance of process.” | 18 |
| 3 | Weisgarber v. Weisgarber | green | “an appellate court, when reviewing a trial court's finding of indirect criminal contempt, must determine whether sufficient evidence existed for the trial court to reasonably conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the contemnor purposely, willfully, or intentionally violated a …” | 4 |
| 4 | Weisgarber v. Weisgarber | green | “in an effort to ascertain an alleged contemnor's intent, the court must consider the totality of the circumstances.” | 3 |
| 5 | Cleveland v. Goodman | green | “any sanction imposed for civil contempt must afford a contemnor the right to purge himself of the contempt.' the punishment for criminal contempt, by contrast, 'is "punishment for the completed act of disobedience” | 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.