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| United Mine Workers of America v. Bagwell | |
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| Argued November 29, 1993 Decided June 30, 1994 | |
| Full case name | International Union, United Mine Workers Of America, et al., Petitioners v. John L. Bagwell, et al. |
| Citations | 512 U.S. 821 (more) 114 S. Ct. 2552; 129 L. Ed. 2d 642; 1994 U.S. LEXIS 5086; 62 U.S.L.W. 4705; 128 Lab. Cas. (CCH) ¶ 11,120; 146 L.R.R.M. 2641; 94 Cal. Daily Op. Service 5027; 94 Daily Journal DAR 9264; 8 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 399 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Int'l Union, United Mine Workers of Am. v. Clinchfield Coal Co., 12 Va. App. 123, 402 S.E.2d 899 (1991); reversed sub nom. Bagwell v. Int'l Union, United Mine Workers of Am., 244 Va. 463, 423 S.E.2d 349 (1992); 508 U.S. 949 (1993). |
| Holding | |
| A fine for contempt that could not be purged by compliance with the order of the court was a criminal contempt, and could not be assessed without a jury trial. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Blackmun, joined by unanimous (parts I, II-A, II-C, III); Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas (part II-B) |
| Concurrence | Scalia |
| Concurrence | Ginsburg, joined by Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
United Mine Workers of America v. Bagwell, 512 U.S. 821 (1994), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court laid out the constitutional limitations for the use of contempt powers by courts.[1]