Xiangnong (George) Wang
Staff Attorney, Knight Institute
Xiangnong (George) Wang is a staff attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute. He first joined the Institute as a legal fellow from 2020 to 2021 before serving as a law clerk to the Hon. William J. Kayatta, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Wang received a B.A. in public policy from Stanford University and a J.D. from Yale Law School. During law school, he was a student director of the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic, co-chair of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, and a Coker Fellow. Wang also worked on research related to improving diversity and equity in the legal profession as a member of the Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law project. In a previous career, he worked as an engineer. He has been published in the Wisconsin Law Review, the Journal of Legal Education, and Just Security.
Writings & Appearances
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Deep Dive
Long-Withheld Office of Legal Counsel Records Reveal Agency’s Postwar Influence
Indexes of opinions from 1945 to 1958 highlight key role of office in issuing controlling interpretations of law inside executive branch
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Quick Take
A Promising First Step Towards Curtailing Social Media Surveillance
Agency rejects proposed expansion of dangerous screening and vetting policy