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Three distinguished journalism programs housed at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University took home a collective nine prizes in the prestigious 2023 Editor & Publisher Magazine EPPY Awards contest. 

The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association is encouraging a nascent movement of so-called “constitutional counties."

The Constitutional Sheriff and Peace Officers Association has spread its ideology across the U.S., seeking to become more mainstream by securing state approval for law enforcement training.

Howard Center and AZCIR reporters spent seven months detailing the growth of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association.

For the last several years, a so-called “constitutional sheriffs” group has been quietly expanding its influence and impact across the U.S. by training law enforcement officers that sheriffs are the ultimate authority in their county and may refuse to enforce any state or federal law they deem unjust or unconstitutional.

The Gorilla Learning Institute uses its nonprofit status to help fund other groups, including the Friends of CSPOA, a California chapter of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association.