Contempt of court or Congress: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Contempt of court or Congress,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

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All 42 decisions, newest first

• Michael D. Turner v. Rebecca L. Rogers
  564 U.S. 431Decided June 20, 20115–4Stephen G. Breyer
• John Robertson v. United States ex Rel. Wykenna Watson
  560 U.S. 272Decided May 24, 20105–4Per curiam
• William R. Pounders v. Penelope Watson
  521 U.S. 982Decided June 27, 19977–2Per curiam
• International Union v. John L. Bagwell
  512 U.S. 821Decided June 30, 19949–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Hicks v. Feiock
  485 U.S. 624Decided April 27, 19885–3Byron R. White
• Young v. United States ex Rel. Vuitton et Fils S. A.
  481 U.S. 787Decided May 26, 19875–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Wilson
  421 U.S. 309Decided May 19, 19756–3Warren E. Burger
• Maness v. Meyers
  419 U.S. 449Decided January 15, 19759–0Warren E. Burger
• Codispoti v. Pennsylvania
  418 U.S. 506Decided June 26, 19745–4Byron R. White
• Eaton v. City of Tulsa
  415 U.S. 697Decided March 25, 19746–3Per curiam
• In re Little
  404 U.S. 553Decided January 24, 19729–0Per curiam
• Johnson v. Mississippi
  403 U.S. 212Decided June 7, 19719–0Per curiam
• Mayberry v. Pennsylvania
  400 U.S. 455Decided January 20, 19719–0William O. Douglas
• In re Spencer
  397 U.S. 817Decided May 4, 19704–4
• Frank v. United States
  395 U.S. 147Decided May 19, 19695–3Thurgood Marshall
• Bloom v. Illinois
  391 U.S. 194Decided May 20, 19687–2Byron R. White
• Germann v. United States
  389 U.S. 329Decided December 11, 19679–0Per curiam
• Castaldi v. United States
  384 U.S. 886Decided June 20, 19668–1Per curiam
• Shillitani v. United States
  384 U.S. 364Decided June 6, 19667–1Tom C. Clark
• Cheff v. Schnackenberg, U.S. Circuit Judge
  384 U.S. 373Decided June 6, 19666–2Tom C. Clark
• Harris v. United StatesAltered precedent
  382 U.S. 162Decided December 6, 19655–4William O. Douglas
• First Security National Bank & Trust Co. of Lexington v. United States
  382 U.S. 34Decided October 18, 19658–0Per curiam
• United States v. Barnett
  376 U.S. 681Decided April 6, 19645–4Tom C. Clark
• Ungar v. Sarafite
  376 U.S. 575Decided March 30, 19646–3Byron R. White
• In re McConnell
  370 U.S. 230Decided June 18, 19625–2Hugo L. Black
• Levine v. United States
  362 U.S. 610Decided May 23, 19605–4Felix Frankfurter
• Brown v. United States
  359 U.S. 41Decided March 9, 19595–4Potter Stewart
• Yates v. United States
  356 U.S. 363Decided May 5, 19586–3Per curiam
• Green v. United States
  356 U.S. 165Decided March 31, 19585–4John M. Harlan II
• Yates v. United States
  355 U.S. 66Decided November 25, 19576–3Tom C. Clark
• Nilva v. United States
  352 U.S. 385Decided February 25, 19575–4Harold H. Burton
• Cammer v. United States
  350 U.S. 399Decided March 12, 19568–0Hugo L. Black
• Courtney v. Schroeder.
  348 U.S. 933Decided February 7, 19558–0Per curiam
• National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards v. Arnold
  348 U.S. 37Decided November 22, 19546–2Harold H. Burton
• Offutt v. United States
  348 U.S. 11Decided November 8, 19545–3Felix Frankfurter
• Sacher v. United States
  343 U.S. 1Decided March 10, 19525–3Robert H. Jackson
• McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.
  336 U.S. 187Decided February 14, 19497–2William O. Douglas
• Fisher v. Pace
  336 U.S. 155Decided February 7, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• In re Oliver
  333 U.S. 257Decided March 8, 19487–2Hugo L. Black
• Maggio v. Zeitz
  333 U.S. 56Decided February 9, 19487–2Robert H. Jackson
• Penfield Company of California v. Securities & Exchange Commission
  330 U.S. 585Decided March 31, 19477–2William O. Douglas
• United States v. United Mine Workers of America
  330 U.S. 258Decided March 6, 19475–4Fred M. Vinson

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error