The “Right” to a Disinterested Prosecutor of Criminal Contempt: Unpacking Public and Private Interests

Authors

Joan Meier, George Washington University National Law Center

Publication Title

Washington University Law Quarterly

Abstract

In this Article I argue that, contrary to Justice Blackmun's concurring opinion and the opinions of several state courts, courts should not expand Young to establish a new due process right for criminal contemnors that would bind state courts.

Recommended Citation

Joan Meier, The “Right” to a Disinterested Prosecutor of Criminal Contempt: Unpacking Public and Private Interests, 70 Wash. U. L. Q. 85 (1992).
Available at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_lawreview/vol70/iss1/4