Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
George Floyd, The Systemic Racism Charge and The Numbers. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom June 6, 2020 George Floyd’s Killing and The Charges Against the Cops. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed. Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt … Read More
COVID-19 Status Report From Maine in Continuing Lockdown, 05/24/2020. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom May 24, 2020 Status report: Here in Maine, the partial lockdown continues. Flatten-the-curve and slow-the spread have morphed into, until we’re safe. The media are hyping … Read More
COVID-19 Facts you won’t get from Maine Media (Why Scare The Children?) Posted by Edmund R. Folsom May 13, 2020 (updated May 14, 2020) I’m back again, keeping it real with facts Maine’s media doesn’t tell you, citing stats from … Read More
Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. May 5, 2020 (updates May 8, 2020) On March 16, 2020, President Trump issued Coronavirus Guidelines for Amererica involving “social distancing,” hand washing and don’t touch your face recommendations. On March 29, 2020, the … Read More
Maine’s February 2020 Bar Exam Results Rebound. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom April 23, 2020 Maine’s February 2020 bar exam pass rate is 50%, a marked increase from Maine’s abysmal, worst in the nation, February 2019 bar pass rate of … Read More
Did the U.S. Media and FBI Help Push Russia’s 2016 Election Disinformation Campaign? Posted by Edmund R. Folsom April 18, 2020 Recall last December’s report from DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz? I blogged about it at the time, here. The … Read More
Fake News In The Days of COVID-19. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom April 15, 2020. This isn’t a post about the law. It’s a post about an example of bad information, false information. And it’s an example that is all … Read More
Maine: Low Crime, Arrest Rate Higher Than TX, CA, NY, NJ, PA, MI & OH. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom March 6, 2020. A 7-year old Waterville girl was recently released from the hospital with a bullet still inside her, … Read More
From the Government, Keeping Secrets. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. February 9, 2020 Continuing on the topic of my most recent previous post, Richard Tanguay was informed late last week that the Cumberland County D.A. decided not to prosecute … Read More
Richard Tanguay Vindicated of Driving School Bus Under the Influence – No Alcohol, No Drugs. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom February 7, 2020 I never post about case results here, but my client Richard Tanguay would like it as widely … Read More
