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Re:A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until... by manarth on Sunday February 12, 2017 @07:15PM (#13632068) 

  "I don't think they can force me to give up my PIN. Not even a court can do that."
Meanwhile, on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13629728
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Re:A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until... by koolba on Monday February 13, 2017 @06:49AM (#13634607)
That's for contempt of court. If a judge thinks (effectively in his sole discretion) that you're in contempt of court, they can sentence you to whatever they'd like for as long as they'd like. It's purposely vague and powerful because it's meant to be used to punish the most heinous of acts: those against the court.
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