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Civil contempt cannot be pardoned, though - and the court can order the contemnor to be jailed pending compliance. So that's probably the more powerful weapon in the judiciary's arsenal.

I'm guessing that doesn't apply here? The article said "criminal contempt". I'm assuming there are guidelines dictating which applies in any given circumstance. I was under the -evidently mistaken- impression that 'contempt' was a court thing, and regardless of the variety, it wasn't pardonable. In fact, I thought it was the only open-ended sentence a person could get...you're in jail until you comply with the order, however long that takes. It's not breaking a law, per se, but violating a court order (even if the order is later rescinded/overruled, as you've been telling us).

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