Contempt of court articles

  • Yahaya Bello: Kogi High Court orders EFCC boss to appear before it for Contempt of Court

    A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024, to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him for allegedly disobeying court order.
  • Judge holds Trump in contempt of court

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. We return to the courts in New York, where Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial heard from an attorney who represented adult film star Stormy Daniels. But, the day began with Judge Merchan’s decision on whether Trump violated the gag order. The short answer? Yes, he did. And now, he’s been held in contempt.
  • Trump wastes no time fundraising off judge's contempt of court ruling

    Almost immediately after the judge in his New York hush money criminal trial ruled that he was in contempt of court, Donald Trump's campaign sent out a fundraising email in an attempt to capitalize on the ruling. “A Democrat judge JUST HELD ME IN CONTEMPT OF COURT!” the email sent out on Tuesday read, according to Politico. “I was fined $9,000 for 9 gag order violations. THEY WANT TO SILENCE ME! They think they can BLEED ME DRY and SHUT ME UP, but I’ll NEVER stop fighting for YOU," read the...