Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
“Convert or die” said the Islamist Iranian theocrat to the Baha’i. Posted by Ed Folsom, April 11, 2026. There’s an interesting story in the local paper, the Portland Press Herald, today about a woman who escaped from Iran during the … Read More
Another example of media alchemy turning leftist evil into “fascism.” Posted by Ed Folsom, April 6, 2026. How can an Associated Press movie review about Soviet Russia in 1937, during the height of Stalin’s great terror, not use the words … Read More
Illegal-enterers, past and present, “shall be detained” 5th and 8th Circuits rule. Posted by Ed Folsom, March 28, 2026. Has ICE been illegally “kidnapping” and “disappearing” people in violation of the rule of law by detaining people without judicial involvement … Read More
Posted by Ed Folsom, March 21, 2026. Why are certain Portlanders trying to silence evangelicals? Because hate has a home there. (Photo from Portland Press Herald) According to the top story, front page above the fold in Saturday’s Portland Press … Read More
Making it real with Antifa in Texas. Posted by Ed Folsom, March 14, 2026 The federal criminal trial of nine members of a North Texas Antifa cell ended yesterday, March 13, 2026, with guilty verdicts against all defendants. The nine … Read More
In re Catherine Connors & judicial integrity that can’t reasonably be questioned. Posted by Ed Folsom, March 3, 2026. On February 26, 2026, in In Re Catherine R. Connors, a panel of judges ruled that Maine Supreme Judicial Court Associate … Read More
(Photo from Don Lemon podcast, Cities Church, St. Paul, MN) The first amendment gives no special privileges to anti-bad-stuff people. Posted by Ed Folsom, February 4, 2024. There is no first amendment protection for the criminal acts of the … Read More
Maine homicide numbers might be bucking a national downward trend. Posted by Ed Folsom, January 23, 2026. Earlier this month, the Maine Department of Public Safety released its annual Crime in Maine report for 2024. These reports run a year … Read More
Yes, Antifa is real, and violent, and when it calls you a “fascist,” it just means you’re a target. Posted by Ed Folsom, January 14, 2026. The headline on Christopher Mathias’s January 12, 2026 article in The Nation blares: “Liberals … Read More
Rule of law, or rule of “What group do you belong to?” Posted by Ed Folsom, January 11, 2026. Former federal prosecutor Willam Shipley, writing as Shipwrecked Crew, does a solid job demonstrating that the law supports ICE agent Jonathan … Read More
