THE 1ST AMENDMENT & THE COWED PRESS.
THE 1ST AMENDMENT & THE COWED PRESS. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. January 10, 2015 Free speech is under attack in the free nations of the western world, in a way more effective than I have otherwise seen in … Read More
LIE-INS, DIE-INS AND POLICE SHOOTINGS
LIE-INS, DIE-INS AND POLICE SHOOTINGS Posted December 7, 2014 By Edmund R. Folsom Just as every cop is a criminal And all the sinners saints As heads is tails Just call me Lucifer ‘Cause I’m in need of some … Read More
SEARCHES & SEIZURES, LIBERTY VS. SECURITY
SEARCHES & SEIZURES, LIBERTY VS. SECURITY Posted by Edmund R. Folsom October 18, 2014 A few loosely related matters caught my attention in the news yesterday. One was a piece by Charles Krauthammer, in which he criticized President Obama for once declaring that … Read More
A CONSERVATIVE CALL FOR LESS INCARCERATION.
Posted June 23, 2014, by Edmund R. Folsom. Below is a link to a pretty good op. ed. piece about the overuse of incarceration as a response to crime. Most people favor jail and prison sentences for those convicted … Read More
BOND V. U.S., FEDERAL OVERREACH EXEMPLIFIED.
Posted June 5, 2014, by Edmund R. Folsom. An interesting U.S. Supreme Court opinion was issued on Monday, June 2, 2014. In Bond v. United States, 572 U.S. __ (2014), the Court was presented with questions about the limits … Read More
R.I.T. PROF CALLS FOR IMPRISONMENT OF DISSENTERS.
Posted April 6, 2014, by Edmund R. Folsom. Come see… Look what I found under a rock. Lawrence Torcello, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology, recently called for criminal prosecution of those who publicly express views … Read More
ARE ALL CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS LEFTIES AND ALL PROSECUTORS RIGHTIES?
Posted by Edmund R. Folsom December 22, 2013 I was perusing my Twitter feed when I came across a Tweet from fellow criminal defense lawyer Bob LeBrasseur. It linked to one of Bob’s Facebook postings, reviewing the results he reached … Read More
TENNESSEE PROSECUTOR CRIES FOUL AT BEING REFERENCED AS “THE GOVERNMENT.”
Posted November 2, 2013, by Edmund R. Folsom. Below is a link to a quirky legal story out of Tennessee. It seems defense attorneys down there have been making it a point during trial to refer to the prosecution … Read More
WAS JAILING ALLEGED VICTIM AS MATERIAL WITNESS NECESSARY? A GOOD IDEA?
Posted September 30, 2013, by Edmund R. Folsom. There’s controversy swirling in Augusta over the recent jailing of a witness in a domestic violence case, by use (some are arguing misuse) of Maine’s material witness statute. The case raises … Read More
I HATE HATE CRIMES STATUTES- ALWAYS HAVE.
Posted August 24, 2013, by Edmund R. Folsom. I hate hate crimes statutes- always have. This week, three juveniles were arrested for their involvement in the murder of Christopher Lane, a white Australian college student who was out for a jog … Read More
