Politics & Government

Columnist George Will Tackles The Motel Caswell Saga

Battle between Tewksbury motel and the Department of Justice is grabbing national attention.

The ongoing battle between the U.S. Department of Justice and the owners of the has now grabbed national attention.

No less than Pulitzer Prize winning syndicated columnist George Will has tackled the debate in his latest column for the Washington Post, describing the situation faced by Russ and Pat Caswell as a " a Kafkaesque nightmare unfolding in Orwellian language."

The conservative Will blasts the Department of Justice for attempting to seize the Caswells' property for the misdeed of motel guests, when the Caswells themselves have not been accused of any crimes.

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