Clare Morell
Senior Policy Analyst
Clare Morell is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she directs EPPC’s Technology and Human Flourishing Project. Prior to joining EPPC, Ms. Morell worked in both the White House Counsel’s Office and the Department of Justice, as well as in the private and non-profit sectors.
Clare Morell is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she directs EPPC’s Technology and Human Flourishing Project. Prior to joining EPPC, Ms. Morell worked in both the White House Counsel’s Office and the Department of Justice, as well as in the private and non-profit sectors.
At the Department of Justice, Ms. Morell worked as an Advisor to Attorney General Bill Barr. As part of her work for the Attorney General, she helped oversee the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice and served as Editor of the Commission’s final report. A major focus of the Commission’s report was the challenges that Big Tech’s end-to-end encryption presents to law enforcement for gaining lawful access to crucial intelligence in criminal investigations, like domestic terrorism, as well as human and drug trafficking crimes. Ms. Morell also supported the Attorney General’s work on Section 230 reform as one of his main priorities.
Prior to her role with the Office of the Attorney General, Ms. Morell worked on judicial nominations for the White House Counsel’s office and monitored all nominations data to create high-level presentations for briefing White House leadership. From her experience, Ms. Morell brings an intimate knowledge and understanding of how policy is advanced within the Executive Branch of the federal government, particularly in the Department of Justice and the White House.
Ms. Morell has had opinion pieces published in the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Newsweek, the Washington Examiner, National Review, American Affairs Journal, Deseret News, The Federalist, Public Discourse, WORLD Magazine, the Washington Times, and the Daily Signal.
Ms. Morell received a B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she majored in Science, Technology, and International Affairs. She graduated summa cum laude and received the Edmund A. Walsh Award for academic achievement in international law. She also is proficient in Spanish.
Ms. Morell lives with her husband and sons in Washington, D.C.
Congress needs to protect kids, not Big Tech
Clare Morell
Social media is a threat to our children.
The Hill / November 17, 2023
Making Smartphones and App Stores Safe for Kids: Federal, State, and Industry Measures
Clare Morell
Federal, State, and Industry Measures
Uncategorized
PDF / November 16, 2023
Protecting Kids Online: Model Legislation
Clare Morell
Summary In the past year, four states—Utah, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas—have passed social-media parental-consent laws based on ideas put forward…
PDF / October 17, 2023
The First Amendment Protects Kids From Big Tech
Clare Morell
Requiring parental consent for kids to form accounts with social media does not regulate speech; it regulates contract.
Institute for Family Studies / October 9, 2023
No, Big Tech Doesn’t Have A Right To Speak To Kids Without Their Parent’s Consent
Clare Morell
By treating Arkansas social media law as a restriction on speech in his injunction, Arkansas Judge Timothy Brooks made a key category error.
The Federalist / September 21, 2023
Big Tech Knows That Age Verification Is Necessary
Clare Morell
State legislatures are leading a revolution to transform the experience of the internet, and with it, American childhood.
The Hill / September 7, 2023
Social Media and Harm to Children
Clare Morell
Parents are not enough to protect kids online, and the current legal regime is not up to the task.
EPPC / August 31, 2023
The Least Congress Can Do Is Hold Tech Giants Accountable For Aiding Child Sex Traffickers
Clare Morell
Social media platforms like Facebook provide traffickers and eager predators unprecedented access to children in the United States.
The Federalist / August 10, 2023
Age Verification: Policy Ideas for States
Clare Morell
On June 13, 2023, the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the Institute for Family Studies released a new legislative…
Articles
PDF / June 13, 2023
A TikTok ban doesn’t limit speech —it frees it from China’s poison
Clare Morell
Libertarian Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is derailing a bipartisan effort to ban TikTok.
Articles
New York Post / May 24, 2023
