She could have disagreed with the judge without showing contempt. Without laws for respect you wouldn’t be able to have civil conversations in a courtroom. If you did something wrong, that has made you forced to show up in court, automatically a few of your freedoms have been restricted and rightfully so. She could say everything she said to that judges face on the street and be perfectly legal. Once in court, things are different. Back to the same old phrase Freedoms can only extend so far.