05/31/2026
“These bills unlawfully target Shelby County and its voters,” Mulroy said in a statement. “Our constitution and decades of state Supreme Court precedent make clear that a locally elected district attorney has wide discretion in how to handle cases, free from interference.”
Mulroy added that the laws will make Shelby County residents “less safe” and called them “vague, duplicative and administratively burdensome” because they suggest that federal task force cases should receive priority over those brought by local law enforcement.