Criminal Law

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

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