The Justice Department is appealing the judge's decision. A federal judge has found probable cause that the Trump administration acted in contempt of court when officials last month defied his ...

A federal judge has found probable cause that the Trump administration acted in contempt of court when officials last month defied his order to turn around two planes carrying alleged Venezuelan ...

This story also appeared in Associated Press U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg warned he could refer the matter for […]Contempt of court: Judge says the Trump Administration violated his ...

But he acknowledged that the potency of contempt rests on the widely shared view that officials comply with court orders. In 1987, a divided Supreme Court ruled that district court judges have the ...

Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that there is "probable cause" to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for ...

A federal judge said Thursday he will decide whether to find the Trump administration in contempt of court, indicating the U.S. government may have “acted in bad faith” in a high-profile legal ...

A federal judge in Washington found Wednesday there was probable cause the Trump administration engaged in criminal contempt of court for refusing to comply with his order stopping the deportation ...

new video loaded: Can a Judge Hold the White House in Contempt of Court? The Trump administration has arrived at the cusp of what a judge suspects is outright defiance of court orders. Adam Liptak ...

Here’s what to know about the judge’s ruling, contempt of court and what happens next: The judge’s order and the administration’s violation The case stems from Trump’s invocation of a ...