Traditionally, there have been three methods by which Congress can attempt to enforce a Congressional subpoena when a recalcitrant witness refuses to appear or to produce requested documents. Two of ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to use its inherent power to award deterrence sanctions for filing a nuisance patent infringement lawsuit. PS ...

The inherent power of Congress to jail or fine recalcitrant witnesses has become somewhat of an obscure footnote in the ongoing tug of war between the legislative branch and the executive. Criminal ...

Because bankruptcy courts were created by Congress rather than under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, there is a disagreement over whether bankruptcy courts, like other federal courts, have ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger presented the court with an oddity – both sides agreed about the legal rules in play, but ...

(Reuters) - In its 1991 decision in Chambers v. NASCO, the U.S. Supreme Court gave federal trial judges a lot of leeway to police the integrity of their dockets. The case involved a Louisiana ...

Kolkata: In a case where the lower court “erroneously” treated a criminal matter as civil, giving bail to the persons accused of forgery, the Calcutta High Court refused to intervene, reasoning that ...