Shan Wu

legal analyst and former federal prosecutor

Shan Wu is a legal analyst and former federal prosecutor who served as counsel to then-Attorney General Janet Reno.


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Shan Wu

7mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship reasoning reveals a startlingly myopic view

The conservative wing of the court overly relies on the emergency shadow docket and shouldn’t have entertained the administration’s birthright argument.

7mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Proud Boys’ lawsuit is legally weak — but Trump’s DOJ will likely just surrender

The Justice Department already settled in the Ashli Babbitt case, signaling it won’t fight back against legally unsound MAGA lawsuits.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Fani Willis didn’t deserve to be disqualified from prosecuting Trump in Georgia

A Georgia appeals court displayed remarkable disrespect for precedent by removing Fulton County DA Fani Willis from the Trump election interference case.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Elon Musk and the GOP already have their knives out for Jack Smith

Republicans are just starting to wind up their efforts to seek retribution.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Can artists stop the Trump campaign from playing their music?

Legal actions taken against former President Donald Trump’s campaign for unauthorized use of music is rewriting our understanding of copyright law.