Writer on law etc.; Cato Institute. Election law, Maryland civic stuff, cooking. Blogged at Overlawyered back when. No kings, no tyrants.https://bsky.app/profile/walterolson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/walterolson.bsky.social/post/3mm3q5k65cs27And now for something completely different: I published a short piece of classic film appreciation, just to show that not everything I write about is policy or food. https://walterolson.substack.com/p/some-early-kurosawa18 May 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:efpytyxmwow5ffwi3dphhrlq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3q5k65cs27https://bsky.app/profile/walterolson.bsky.social/post/3mlrq42fwns2iRep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) has introduced a bill to strip federal funds from any group that promotes jury nullification -- or, as my colleague @foxmike90.bsky.social puts it, "dares to educate citizens on the historic conception of the criminal jury as an institution designed to prevent injustice." https://www.cato.org/blog/jurys-conscience-sacred-bulwark-not-rogue-sabotage14 May 2026 02:04 +0000at://did:plc:efpytyxmwow5ffwi3dphhrlq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrq42fwns2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/walterolson.bsky.social/post/3mlyzpzuobs2eGoat stew with fennel, potatoes, tomatoes and saffron. Other ingredients include onions, garlic and fennel seed. #CookSky #FoodSky #BlueskySupperClub16 May 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:efpytyxmwow5ffwi3dphhrlq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyzpzuobs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/walterolson.bsky.social/post/3mlyrvq4i2c27Texas Supreme Court, not exactly a progressive body, rejects a power play aimed by Gov. Abbott against the Texas legislature and its Democratic house leader. https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/15/texas-supreme-court-gene-wu-greg-abbott-redistricting-map-quorum-break/16 May 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:efpytyxmwow5ffwi3dphhrlq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyrvq4i2c27https://bsky.app/profile/walterolson.bsky.social/post/3mlyrkls5zk27Hawaii lawmakers are trying an end run around the First Amendment protections of Citizens United. Expect the courts to strike it down. https://electionlawblog.org/?p=15615516 May 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:efpytyxmwow5ffwi3dphhrlq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyrkls5zk27https://bsky.app/profile/walterolson.bsky.social/post/3mlyqzvtmik27The art of understatement: “There has always been some degree of opportunism in election litigation,” said Rebecca Green, a law professor at William & Mary. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/us/at-supreme-court-virginia-democrats-pressed-legal-theory-embraced-by-trump.html16 May 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:efpytyxmwow5ffwi3dphhrlq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyqzvtmik27https://bsky.app/profile/walterolson.bsky.social/post/3mlxlfmzm7c2hTroll continues to obstruct bridge. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:efpytyxmwow5ffwi3dphhrlq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxlfmzm7c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/walterolson.bsky.social/post/3mlvusw74ik27"Asylum entries are down 99.9%. Student visas, family visas, and H‑1B applications have all cratered." Ryan Bourne interviews @davidjbier.bsky.social about the immigration crackdown you're not hearing about. https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/immigration-crackdown-youre-not-hearing-about15 May 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:efpytyxmwow5ffwi3dphhrlq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvusw74ik27