RE: Clerk Defies Supreme Court, Refuses Gay Marriage Licenses
September 8, 2015 at 4:25 pm
(This post was last modified: September 8, 2015 at 4:25 pm by Jackalope.)
(September 8, 2015 at 4:05 pm)c172 Wrote: So, I'm listening to WVXU, Cincinnati's NPR, and they say she's been released, but what was her scheduled term for that offense, anyhow? I never heard.
In civil contempt, you can be held indefinitely (i.e. until you are deemed to be no longer in contempt).
The longest term on record (in the US) is 14 years.