United Mine Workers v. Bagwell, No. 92-1625 (U.S. Supreme Court) (512 U.S. 821; 114 S.Ct. 2552) (June 30, 1994) (Justice Blackmun)
The Court held that "Underlying the somewhat elusive distinction between civil and criminal contempt fines, and the ultimate question posed in this case, is what procedural protections are due before any particular contempt penalty may be imposed. Because civil contempt sanctions are viewed as nonpunitive and avoidable, fewer procedural protections ...
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