Masterpiece CakeshopRuling Dodges the Big Question
June 4, 2018 · SCOTUS, First Amendment, Jack Phillips
SCOTUS homes in on Colorado’s contempt for Jack Phillips, not the First Amendment and free expression.
Legal Scholar and Commentator
Walter Olson
3 articles 2014–2018
Walter Olson is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, known for his writing on law, regulation, and civil liberties. He is the founder of Overlawyered.com, one of the earliest and most influential legal commentary blogs. His contributions to The Weekly Standard covered legal analysis, cultural commentary, and reflections on Maryland life.
Social Justice Mikado
October 5, 2015 · Walter Olson, Magazine
Chorus: Behold the Social Justice Warrior! A personage of noble rank and title A humor-free yet potent officer. Whose functions are particularly vital! Defer, defer to the Social Justice Warrior! News item: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players has scrapped a production of The Mikado after criticism…
Show Me the Way to Frederickstown, or, Lost in Maryland
October 29, 2014 · Walter Olson, Blog
Editor’s note: In the final debate between Maryland gubernatorial candidates Anthony Brown (D) and Larry Hogan (R), one contender flubbed the name of the state’s second-largest city. “When I travel around the state of Maryland, whether I’m in Oakland, whether I’m in Cumberland, whether I’m in…