sheriff
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“The sheriff evacuated 60,000 people out of a portion of Spokane in a matter of two hours without injury or accident,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The sheriff added, “This case is not cold.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Lamb doesn’t describe himself as a constitutional sheriff.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Not exactly a warm embrace of the new Warsh Fed: terser “just the facts” statements, shorter news conferences, no forward guidance, and a no-nonsense message that there’s a new sheriff in town.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Hale and Ernest picked him up in a spot nearby and returned him to the jail, where the other deputy sheriff snuck him into his cell.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Separately, Bonta’s office filed its own action, with that issue of constitutional sheriffs front and center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
Charles said the issue is with county jails—which vary in their practices and are typically managed by local sheriffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
It is worth noting that, in an era notorious for racist Southern sheriffs, Pusser policed a town that was almost entirely white and was not himself particularly known for racism.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
I asked the sheriffs on the tour if, knowing what they now know, they would accept a Buford Pusser award.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
The defense lawyers, prosecutors, family members, and deputy sheriffs applauded.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
