Word: obstructionism
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But the Brawley case was no minor instance of misconduct; it was a deliberately fabricated hoax and an obstruction of justice. Seven years is not enough time to forget.
Fearing more tampering, Federal District Judge Thomas Jackson last week ordered that Packwood's diaries be brought to him for safekeeping. Packwood's new lawyer, Jacob Stein, acknowledged that his client had made some alterations. But Stein said the changes were made only "in discrete instances." Stein conceded little else...
The battle over abortion rights took another twist Thursday when Governor William F. Weld '66 signed the abortion clinic access bill. Passed by large majorities in both the Massachusetts House and Senate, the act, authored by State Sen. Lois Pines (D-Newton), prohibits the obstruction of clinic entrances and increases...
Different police officers can interpret obstruction and blockading differently, and the resulting uncertainty in enforcement may infringe on protesters' civil liberties by deterring legal, peaceful demonstrations.
The new structure in front of Holyoke Center is a bad sign not just because it is gaudy obstruction in a public plaza but because of what it says about the institution that put it there.