Retiring Justice Sharon Lee leaves a legacy of bold dissenting opinions | Georgiana Vines

By Georgiana Vines · Knoxville News Sentinel

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Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee announces her retirement effective August 31, 2023, after 19 years of service marked by influential dissenting opinions. The article's update section reports on Biden's TVA board nominees, including a quote from SACE executive director Stephen A. Smith emphasizing the importance of confirming nominees to bring decarbonization policy to TVA decision-making.

It's critical that the Biden nominees are quickly confirmed so that they can bring the President's policy perspective on decarbonization to bear on TVA decision making. We strongly disagree with the existing TVA board of directors continuing to delegate critical policy decisions to the CEO that would potentially tie the hands of the future board. We hope that the new board of directors and the CEO will revisit these policy decisions on additional fossil fuel generation going forward
Stephen A. Smith

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