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Down is up For Crime in Maine – Does Anyone Care Why?
Down is up For Crime in Maine – Does Anyone Care Why? Posted by Ed Folsom December 21, 2024. MCILS/MPDS cases rose 25% while criminal cases filed in court dropped 30%. Somehow, from fiscal year 2014...
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Court Rules MCPDS Not Satisfying 6th Amendment re Appointed Counsel.
Court Rules MCPDS Not Satisfying 6th Amendment re Appointed Counsel. Posted by Ed Folsom, January 7, 2025 Finally, there’s significant movement afoot in the ACLU’s lawsuit alleging that indigent...
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In Re Catherine Connors–Proposed New Rules, but What Does the Rule Mean?
In Re Catherine Connors–Proposed New Rules, but What Does the Rule Mean? Posted by Ed Folsom, January 13, 2025. (Photo: Robert F. Bukaty, AP, April 12, 2018, file photo from Maine Public) The...
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CIA says lab leak likely, ChiComs decry politicization, conspiracy theories.
CIA says lab leak likely, ChiComs decry politicization, conspiracy theories. Posted by Ed Folsom, January 28, 2025 (Photo: February 3, 2021, Ng Han Guan/AP, via Al Jazeera) This past weekend, news...
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“To Overthrow the World”- Woke, “Antifascist” Monsters.
“To Overthrow the World”- Woke, “Antifascist” Monsters. Posted by Ed Folsom, February 16, 2025. “Look, let me tell you something. I’ll take a bit of umbrage here. I’ll speak on behalf of my colleagues....
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The Ultra-Low Moral Foundation of the Fascism/Fascist Epithet.
The Ultra-Low Moral Foundation of the Fascism/Fascist Epithet. Posted by Ed Folsom, February 22, 2025. (Photo: Fox News Digital. Anti-Trump Rally, Washington D.C., January 20, 2025.) “The word...
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The Very Strange Story of Michael Geilenfeld’s Judicial Lottery Results.
The Very Strange Story of Michael Geilenfeld’s Judicial Lottery Results. Posted by Ed Folsom, February 27, 2025. (Photo: Dept. of Homeland Security via Miami Herald) Michael Geilenfeld founded the St....
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A remedy for, and the prosecution’s role in, sixth amendment violations in...
A remedy for, and the prosecution’s role in, sixth amendment violations in Maine. Posted by Ed Folsom, March 25, 2025. In early March, Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy issued an order on the...
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Does York County Show the Way to Solving Maine’s Stubborn Criminal Case Backlog?
Does York County Show the Way to Solving Maine’s Stubborn Criminal Case Backlog? Posted by Ed Folsom, April 16, 2025. While Maine’s Unified Criminal Docket (UCD) remains backlogged by some 5,700...
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Maine’s Real ID Messaging Switch as Deadline Looms.
Maine’s Real ID Messaging Switch as Deadline Looms. Posted May 3, 2025 by Ed Folsom. It is May 3, 2025, and strict enforcement of the federal law that no longer allows travelers to fly on a non-Real...
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