Pa. Justices Undo Contempt Over Vulgar Insult To Judge

By Matthew Santoni ( October 29, 2026, 7:49 PM EDT) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a courtroom observer who called a Philadelphia judge a vulgar name as he left his friend's evidence-suppression hearing should not have been held in contempt and sentenced to 30 days in jail, since his insult had not significantly disrupted the proceedings....

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