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A collage made up of figures of, from left: Texas pastor Mark Collins dressed as George Washington; Pinal County, Arizona, Sheriff Mark Lamb; activist Randy Weaver; former Graham County, Arizona, Sheriff Richard Mack; and the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association logo, which is an eagle. Sheriff's badges are scattered above the collage.
Feature October 18
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.
By Maurice Chammah
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, right, at a crime scene in Riverside, Calif., in 2019.
Coronavirus May 18, 2020
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.
By Maurice Chammah
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., speaking to Donald Trump supporters in Las Vegas, Nev. His legal crusades (and their settlements) have cost taxpayers $142 million since 1993, according to The Arizona Republic.
News May 6, 2016
America’s Loudest Sheriffs: A Reading Guide
Milwaukee’s David Clarke is the latest in a long line of controversy-courting lawmen
By Maurice Chammah
Feature May 4, 2016
American Sheriff
David Clarke, the Trump-loving, pro-mass-incarceration Fox News favorite, is challenging criminal-justice reform—and stereotypes.
By Maurice Chammah
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