Tennessee Legislature passes two bills aimed at DA Mulroy
Tennessee lawmakers recently passed two bills aimed at Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy that aim to scrutinize how his office handles cases stemming from the Memphis Safe Task Force.
The bills passed during the most recent legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly, which ended April 23. Both were sponsored by state Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, ushering in the next chapter of his ongoing feud with Mulroy.
- The Memphis Safe Task Force Accountability Act, SB1467, creates reporting requirements for Mulroy’s office.
- SB0443 allows for the state attorney general to conduct a “study” on dispositions related to Task Force cases.
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Aarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on Desoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
Noah McLane
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Prior to writing for The Daily Memphian, Noah was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, worked on general assignment for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson, Wyoming, and was most recently an editorial intern at the Nashville Scene.
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