I&#x27;m not a lawyer but the powers of Federal court are <i></i>very<i></i> broad when it comes to contempt:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;uscode&#x2F;text&#x2F;18&#x2F;401" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;uscode&#x2F;text&#x2F;18&#x2F;401</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bafirm.com&#x2F;publication&#x2F;federal-contempt-of-court&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bafirm.com&#x2F;publication&#x2F;federal-contempt-of-court&#x2F;</a><p>From the law: &quot;A court of the United States shall have power to punish by fine or imprisonment, or both, at its discretion [contempt of court]&quot;<p>From the article:<p>- &quot;While § 401 specifies neither the minimum nor maximum penalty that may be imposed, it does prohibit a federal judge from legally imposing both a fine and a sentence of imprisonment.&quot;<p>- &quot;Although there is no statutory maximum limit regulating the amount of time a contemnor can be ordered to spend in confinement, the requirement that a jury trial be granted in criminal contempt cases involving sentences over six months in jail acts as a check on this power.&quot;<p>- &quot;In turn, Section 2X5.1 states that the court should apply “the most analogous offense guideline.” As a result, a court will be required to make a highly fact-specific inquiry when determining the appropriate punitive sentence. As an example, courts have equated the refusal of a witness to testify with all of the following: Obstruction of Justice; Misprison of Felony; and Failure to Appear by Material Witness.&quot;<p>While the powers of the court aren&#x27;t unlimited, they could certainly damage Apple to force it to comply, since there&#x27;s no hard limit on the penalties that can be imposed and Apple continually refusing to comply could justify harsher and harsher penalties.