21. Under civil contempt, an individual is held in jail while prosecutors try to get testimony. 22. A federal judge found Clinton in civil contempt, concluding that he lied under oath about his sexual relationship with the former White House intern. 23. Clinton was accused of civil contempt by a federal judge for false statements in the Paula Jones case and ordered to pay a fine. 24. The imprisonment of H. Beatty Chadwick has stretched into one of the longest on record for civil contempt. 25. The Justice Department asked Jackson to find Microsoft in civil contempt. 26. Thoburn, who was cited for civil contempt when he failed to comply, left the jail Thursday declaring victory. |