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Author Jessica Pishko on how two Arizona sheriffs created an entire mythology — and a dangerous movement

The sheriff is a position that serves no legitimate purpose in modern America, Jessica Pishko concludes, and the United States should abolish it.

In Illinois, approximately 80 of the state’s 102 sheriffs oppose the new Protect Illinois Communities Act

A gun control law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois in January 2023 immediately faced opposition from a group key to the law’s enforcement: sheriffs. They are county-level, locally elected public officials who run jails, provide courthouse security, and, in many counties, are the primary providers of law enforcement…

Some 50 Texas officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can overrule the law

Some 50 Texas sheriffs and numerous elected officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can single-handedly overrule state and federal law. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, which offered state peace officers credit for the seminars, is now investigating.

Right-wing sheriff guru: "We will not let happen what happened in 2020." To voting rights groups, it's a threat

Two Arizona-led groups boast more than 350 sheriffs as members nationwide and echo Trump’s false claims about voting fraud

Mike Lindell says he has poured up to $40m into wave of lawsuits and a new movie as US experts warn of threat to democracy