Per curiam dismissal in criminal contempt case

In a per curiam order on Monday, the Court dismissed Robertson v. United States ex rel. Watson (No. 08-6261) as improvidently granted, thereby declining to decide "[w]hether an action for criminal contempt in a congressionally created court may constitutionally be brought in the name and pursuant to the power of a private person, rather than … Continue reading Per curiam dismissal in criminal contempt case