A citation for direct contempt of court is most likely to result from a situation in which:

a) someone violates the decorum of a courtroom (e.g., by taking unauthorized pictures); b) a newspaper criticizes a judge in print; c) a broadcast editorial tells a judge to decide a pending case in a certain way; d) someone tries to influence the outcome of a case by actions far from the courtroom; e) all of these.


A

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A) ?I
B) ?You
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A lecture by a powerful but controversial political blogger appeals to fear and paranoia to promote his views. Listeners should remember that these types of emotional appeals

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