Amanda Shanor

Amanda Shanor is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on constitutional law, particularly the freedom of speech, and explores the changing meaning of the First Amendment, democratic theory, and the intersection of constitutional law and economic life. Shanor has taught at Yale and Georgetown law schools and is a graduate of Yale Law School and Yale College. She holds a PhD in law from Yale University and has served as a law clerk to judges on the D.C. Circuit and the Southern District of New York. She is also a regular contributor to legal blogs and has co-authored a textbook on counterterrorism law.

Amanda Shanor is a scholar at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on constitutional law, First Amendment rights, and the intersection of law with political and economic power. Her research explores topics such as the First Amendment's role in regulating corporate speech, the implications of anti-woke capitalism, and the constitutional limits of government power. She also examines issues like education rights, antidiscrimination law, and the impact of political speech on democratic institutions. Her work often critiques the neoliberal turn in constitutional interpretation and highlights the tensions between individual liberty and state authority.