Join POPVOX Foundation for a webinar designed to help Congressional staff gain a clear understanding of the recent Loper Bright decision that overturned the “Chevron doctrine.” The discussion will cover:
key points of the Supreme Court’s ruling,
the immediate and potential long-term implications for Congress, and
actionable steps to navigate the post-Chevron landscape.
The session will also address and debunk common misconceptions about the decision and offer practical advice for legislative drafting, oversight practices, and collaboration with regulatory agencies. An interactive Q&A segment will allow participants to ask specific questions and seek clarifications on how the Loper Bright decision may affect their work and legislative priorities.
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Marci Harris is the founder and CEO of POPVOX.com and the Executive Director of the nonprofit POPVOX Foundation. Marci is passionate about the responsible use of technology to improve government and benefit humanity. She is a lawyer and former congressional staffer, who worked on the House Ways and Means committee's Affordable Care Act team. She has held fellowships with Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center for Democracy and the New America Foundation, and is currently an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco and a political science lecturer at San Jose State University.
Soren Dayton is the Director of Governance at the Niskanen Center. He focuses on developing and implementing institutional reforms and practices to deliver more effective government. Soren previously led institutional reform efforts at Protect Democracy. Soren has testified to Congress on multiple occasions regarding how Congress can strengthen institutions, and his work has been covered in multiple media outlets including the Washington Post, New York Times, National Review, and others. In addition, Soren spent nearly a decade working in public affairs and issue advocacy for a variety of non-profits, corporations, and campaigns. Soren and his wife took a sabbatical to work for a year and a half with International Justice Mission in India fighting labor trafficking.
Satya Thallam is Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation. He is a policy expert and advisor, having served in senior roles in the congressional and executive branches and as an executive at a biotechnology startup. Most recently, Satya was Vice President of Policy at startup EQRx, a highly funded, venture-backed biotech startup. Previously, he was a senior policy official at the White House, within the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, with direct oversight, review, and negotiation of all federal regulatory policymaking across over a dozen cabinet agencies. In this role, he advised the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and fellow senior White House colleagues on regulatory policies and process. His time in government began in the U.S. Senate, at the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, where for nearly five years he was the Senate’s point person on regulatory reform, as well as the committee’s expert on areas running the breadth of the committee’s jurisdiction. Satya has also spent many years in the think tank sector, leading programs primarily related to financial services policy, at both university-based and independent organizations. In this capacity, he authored policy reports, congressional testimonies, op-eds, and presentations, and built new research programs. Satya’s policy career began at the Goldwater Institute, the premier state policy-focused think tank, beginning as an intern and rising to a director-level role leading the organization’s fiscal policy program.