Obstruction of Congress: An Abridged Overview of Federal Criminal Laws Relating to Interference with Congressional Activities

Doyle, Charles

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Law;    Obstruction of justice;    Congress;   

RP-ID  :  RS22784
RP-ID  :  RS22784_2010Nov05

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report briefly discusses obstruction of justice, specifically regarding Congressional activities. Obstruction of justice is defined as the frustration of governmental purposes by violence, corruption, destruction of evidence, or deceit. This is an abridged version of CRS Report RL34304, Obstruction of Congress: A Brief Overview of Federal Law Relating to Interference with Congressional Activities, by Charles Doyle, without the footnotes, quotations, or citations to authority found in the longer report.