Criminal Law

To hell with the facts. What does the cause demand? Posted by Ed Folsom, July 18, 2026 (Edited 7/19/2026 to attempt to address formatting error in 17-A M.R.S. section 107). (Photo WGME) The law and its rule (There’s no legal … Read More

Privileged Socialist Casting Directors Brought the Graham Platner Reality Show. Posted by Ed Folsom, July 10, 2026 The Graham Platner reality show just came to an end. He has filed official paperwork withdrawing from the Senate race ahead of the … Read More

Prague Spring, U.S. Summer, The Fight to Totally Eradicate Western Civilization. Posted by Ed Folsom, June 26, 2026. On a recent stay in Prague, our Viator guide on the Communism History and Nuclear Bunker tour pointed out something that’s seldom … Read More

On the 250th Anniversary of American Independence, Penn State Dickinson Law Seeks to Restructure Society. Posted by Ed Folsom, May 30, 2026. “Equality, I spoke the word, as if a wedding vow. Ah but I was so much older then, … Read More

Bogus AI-Generated Case Citations Abound. Posted by Ed Folsom, May 10 2026. Problems are popping up all around us with generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal field. What those problems disclose about law practice doesn’t flatter the profession. At … Read More

The Southern Poverty Law Center indictment, Mark Black, etc. Posted by Ed Folsom, April 28, 2026. The SPLC Indictment This post is about the recent indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), along with a story about a defendant … Read More

“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

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