Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
Posted by Ed Folsom, March 21, 2026. Why are certain Portlanders trying to silence evangelicals? Because hate has a home there. (Photo from Portland Press Herald) According to the top story, front page above the fold in Saturday’s Portland Press … 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
In re Catherine Connors & judicial integrity that can’t reasonably be questioned. Posted by Ed Folsom, March 3, 2026. On February 26, 2026, in In Re Catherine R. Connors, a panel of judges ruled that Maine Supreme Judicial Court Associate … 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
Rule of law, or rule of “What group do you belong to?” Posted by Ed Folsom, January 11, 2026. Former federal prosecutor Willam Shipley, writing as Shipwrecked Crew, does a solid job demonstrating that the law supports ICE agent Jonathan … Read More
Generation-Dividing Economic Doom-Porn v. Reality. Posted by Ed Folsom, December 29, 2025. I recently came across an article, “A Normal Salary Doesn’t Buy a Normal Life Anymore,” written by a guy named Grant Mercer. Mercer uses the example of a … 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
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
