OPINION
THAPAR, Circuit Judge.
The contempt power ensures that the judiciary's mandates are authoritative rather than advisory. But an imperious judiciary is just as problematic as a powerless one. So the contempt power is limited: A party cannot be held in contempt unless it has violated a definite and specific court
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