Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
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
(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
Up or down, there’s no curiosity about the seemingly odd goings-on. As 2025 comes to a close, the number of criminal cases filed annually in Maine courts continues to decline. It also looks like the number of indigent criminal defense … Read More
Yes, Chinese-style speech suppression could happen here (The revolution will not be televised). Posted by Ed Folsom, November 30, 2025 The Cyberspace Administration of China recently enacted a set of rules barring social media influencers from posting content on “‘serious’ … Read More
