On April 26, 2013, Olson announced the blog had affiliated itself with the Cato Institute, where he is a senior fellow.
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Aviation tort lawyer Arthur Alan Wolk has sued Overlawyered, Olson, and contributors Ted Frank and David Nieporent for libel over a post written by Frank.
He founded several websites, including the Manhattan Institute's scholarly PointOfLaw.com, and continues to run Overlawyered.