Jessica Pishko - Liberal Currents

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Jessica Pishko is a journalist and lawyer. She is author of "The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy."

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So-called "constitutional sheriffs" are spreading across the country.