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Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Injunctions--Contempt Power--Citation Proper Against Nonparty Who Violates Court Order in School Desegregation Case
Whether an injunction or other order binds one not a party to the underlying suit or proceeding so that he may be held in contempt for violation is a question that always has troubled the courts. Some early cases purported to announce a sweeping and apparently absolute rule--that an injunction or other order does not bind nonparties. The principle underlying this rule is that due process forbids a court to adjudicate the legal rights and relationships of a person who has not had the opportunity to be …