Justice Kennedy, with whom The Chief Justice and Justice Souter join, dissenting. Today’s decision effects a vast expansion of the power of federal courts, unauthorized by Rule or statute. I have no doubt petitioner engaged in sanctionable conduct that warrants severe corrective measures. But our outrage at his *61 conduct should not obscure the boundaries…
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