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Obstruction of Congress: A Brief Overview of Federal Law Relating to Interference with Congressional Activities
Congressional Research Service · 2010-11-05 · Reports · 35,294 words
Obstruction of justice is the impediment of governmental activities. There are a host of federal criminal laws that prohibit obstructions of justice. The six most general outlaw obstruction of judicia...
Obstruction of Congress: An Abridged Overview of Federal Criminal Laws Relating to Interference with Congressional Activities
Congressional Research Service · 2010-11-05 · Reports · 3,400 words
Obstruction of justice is the frustration of governmental purposes by violence, corruption, destruction of evidence, or deceit. It is a federal crime. In fact, it is several crimes. Obstruction prosec...