Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association

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Does Your Sheriff Think He’s More Powerful Than the President?

Richard Mack has built a “Constitutional sheriff” movement to resist state and federal authority on guns, COVID-19 and now election results. A new survey shows just how many sheriffs agree with him.

Feature • 10.18.2022

The Rise of the Anti-Lockdown Sheriffs

Opposition to stay-at-home orders is the latest example of a history of powerful sheriffs, which stretches back to the end of slavery and the settling of the frontier.

Coronavirus • 05.18.2020

America’s Loudest Sheriffs: A Reading Guide

Milwaukee’s David Clarke is the latest in a long line of controversy-courting lawmen

News • 05.06.2016

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