The Initiative For Law, Societies, and Justice is excited to invite you to an engaging book talk with Jessica Pishko, where she will discuss her latest book, The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy.

Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, October 2
Time: 12:00  - 1:00 p.m.
Location: RLP 1.302E
Lunch will be provided

In this compelling work, Pishko investigates the unchecked power of sheriffs in America, uncovering how these largely unaccountable, locally elected officials have evaded scrutiny for generations. She dives into their roles in law enforcement, their rising influence in national politics, and their position with far-right movements. 

Jessica Pishko is a journalist and lawyer with a JD from Harvard Law School and an MFA from Columbia University. She has been reporting on the criminal legal system for a decade, with a focus on the political power of sheriffs since 2016. In addition to her newsletter Posse Comitatus, her writings have been featured in The New York Times, Politico, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, The Appeal, Slate, Democracy Docket, and Dismantling Mass Incarceration: A Handbook for Change. Pishko She has been awarded journalism fellowships from the Pulitzer Center and Type Investigations and was a 2022 New America Fellow. A longtime Texas resident, she currently lives with her family in North Carolina.