Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
Communists are alright with ME, ones with S.S. tattoos not excepted. Posted by Ed Folsom, October 13, 2025. Bangor voters recently elected Daniel Carson to their City Council. According to the Bangor Daily News, Carson is both a registered Democrat … Read More
Posted by Ed Folsom, October 20, 2025. The evil in dopey change unburdened by what has been. (Symbol of Communist Party U.S.A.) “No Kings” day indeed, except oversees where they have actual kings. In those places, it was “No Tyrants” … Read More
Does Maine’s Assigned-Counsel-Sometimes Reality Satisfy the 6th Amendment? Posted by Ed Folsom, October 13, 2025 There was recent action in the ACLU’s lawsuit against the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services (MCPDS) and other state entities for failing to adequately … Read More
Violent Haters in Love and Unity, Then and Now. Posted by Ed Folsom, September 30, 2025. Frank Hurley/NY Daily News via Getty Images, via ABC News News broke late last week that Assata Shakur died, at age 78, in Cuba. … Read More
Czechs Criminalize Communist Propaganda, U.S. Kids Swoon Over Socialism. Posted by Ed Folsom, September 10, 2025. The inspiration for this post comes from three sources: A news item about a new law in the Czech Republic that explicitly places Communism on … Read More
Is DEI grant funding of science apolitical? Hardly. Posted by Ed Folsom, August 11, 2025. The AP story is a real howler. The headline blares: “Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers.” The story tells … Read More
The Narrative That Aided Russia’s Aims While Purporting to Expose Them. Posted by Ed Folsom, July 26, 2025. Without getting into the merits or lack of merit of recent DOJ criminal referrals for Barack Obama and other members of his … Read More
U.S. v. Mackey: A Biden DOJ Conspiracy Theory Shredded. Posted by Ed Folsom, July 14, 2025. Ladies and Gentlemen, Government Exhibit #720 pic.twitter.com/M2NwUXzXMt — Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) July 9, 2025 United States v. Mackey, decided by the Second Circuit Court … Read More
AI reflects bias of the media it consumes. Posted by Ed Folsom, June 29, 2025. This morning, I came across a great example of how inaccurate AI can be, possibly due to the bias and inaccuracy of the news media … Read More
With Skrmetti, the Supreme Court Ends Another Threat to Democracy. Posted by Ed Folsom, June 18, 2025. (Photo Supreme Court Historical Society) Today’s Supreme Court decision in United States v. Skrmetti knocks down a judicial threat to democracy. Skrmetti examined … Read More
