Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hasn’t heard the end of her nationally-publicized “enemies” list.

The Wu administration may have to go to court to defend the list and explain why it was made after a judge agreed to make it part of discovery in a case against a North End restaurateur accused of trying to shoot a business rival.

The attorney for Patrick Mendoza, the owner of Monica’s Trattoria, says she wants to know how Mendoza ended up on the list of vocal critics and what police did with it – questions that Wu has yet to answer.

“I want to know who generated the list, what it was intended for and why it was sent to the Boston police department,” attorney Rosemary Scapicchio said in an interview with the Herald.

“I’m trying to get the information because it could be exculpatory to my client.”

And the judge on Friday agreed, meaning the Wu administration will have to turn over emails, texts or any communication about the list.

The order also raises the possibility that Wu herself or top brass could be deposed under oath.

The list, first reported by the Herald, includes the names of Mendoza and more than a dozen other vocal Wu critics that were forwarded to police.

Her critics have compared it to Richard Nixon’s “enemies list.”

Wu has said the list was requested by police and sent to police by one of her aides because the people on it were deemed threats to her and her family. A number of people on the list have been loudly protesting Wu and showing up at her public events and shouting at her for imposing a Covid vaccine mandate on city employees.

“The reality is that we have a public safety plan for nearly all of our public events now because it is necessary and we are in close coordination with the Boston Police,” Wu said. “I’m very grateful to BPD for all that they do to keep everyone safe including my family and our city workers.”

Scapicchio said the list could have a potential bearing on Mendoza’s defense.

“Who decided it was a threat and what was the threat,” Scapicchio said.

The origin of the list, what it was meant for, how it was used – all those questions could now be explored under oath in depositions and affidavits.

All the questions Wu hasn’t answered may be answered in court.

“I only know the list exists and my client’s name is on it,” Scapicchio said. “What was the purpose in generating the list and sending it?”

City officials are supposed to have some answers when the next hearing for the case is held on Aug. 24.

Mendoza, named as a potentially dangerous person and charged with assault with intent to murder, is currently being held in jail without bail.

Wu is currently on a 10-day vacation out of state and did not have to answer questions about the court order. Not yet, anyway.