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Real Talk. Real Law. Real Moms. Follow us on Substack for our nonpartisan write ups about Executive Orders, important court cases, our E for Everyone Educational pieces, and WWYMS opinion pieces. substack.com/@reallawmoms?r=1a4cew&…

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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
www.whitehouse.gov/j6/ This is how our White House is revising history. Shameful, disgusting, yet not surprising.
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January 6: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
Discover the real January 6 story: peaceful protest turned tragedy, Deep State entrapment, media deception, and President Trump's triumphant pardons restoring justice to patriotic Americans.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
We analyze #Comey's legal team's next moves after they file their Notice of Intent to File a Motion to Dismiss due to Lindsey #Halligan's unlawful appointment.
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Appointment of United States Attorney Lindsey Halligan - Unlawful?
Comey's lawyers filed a Notice of Intent to file a Motion to Dismiss Due to Unlawful Appointment of Lindsey Halligan as United States Attorney. We analyze why this motion might end the Comey Case.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Big court hearing today at 1:30 p.m. Attorney Mark Zaid stands up for the #Rule of #Law fighting back against #Trump’s hasty decision to revoke his security #clearance. Grab your popcorn - today’s hearing is where #constitutional law meets cloak-and-dagger #politics.
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Zaid v. Executive Office of the President
Today is a big day for all lawyers, no matter what side of the political fence. The Real Law Moms want to make sure you're paying attention to this important case.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Woah. The #DOJ & #DHS filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the entire federal bench in Maryland. We explain the background, the #lawsuit itself, and why this lawsuit is the proverbial #bomb dropped in a courtroom.
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DOJ & DHS v. The ENTIRE Federal District Court Bench in Maryland
The Real Law Moms analyze the civil complaint filed by the DOJ & DHS against 15 sitting federal judges, the Clerk of Court, and the District Court for the District of Maryland. Mind blown.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Re-posting our April writeup about the #insurrection act to educate about the ins and outs of the Act. Mind you, this was in the context of the southern border, but as we watch the #Los Angeles #protests, we know this is on your minds. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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Real Law Moms Education: The Insurrection Act
An E is for Everyone download on the Insurrection Act and the equally rare Posse Comitatus Act
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
You can #indict a ham sandwich. In this E for #Educational piece, we explain what a #grand jury does and how easy it is for a prosecutor to get an #indictment against someone like #Garcia. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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E for Education: Grand Jury Indictments
What does a grand jury even do? Are they really "grand"? The Real Law Moms are here to educate you about the process and procedures! And explain why the saying 'you can indict a ham sandwich' exists.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
This isn’t the #Simpsons, it’s the United States. This EO Pulse analyzes the FOUR Executive Orders signed about #nuclear energy. Our take? We love our children. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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EO Pulse: Trump Goes Nuclear
We analyze the four Executive Orders about nuclear energy policy. Do we really want our government going nuclear?
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Oops he did it again. Another court found #Trump overdid it! We break down the recent #court opinion essentially ruling that the #tariff war needs to stop. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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Hallelujah! Tariffs Toppled!
A federal court strikes down Trump's "reciprocal tariffs," restoring Congress's constitutional grip on trade
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Hey you human scum… would you kiss your Real Law Moms with that mouth? Unethical #rhetoric cannot be hyper normalized. This is NOT #normal.
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E is for Education – Memorial Day Has Passed, But the Lessons Must Endure
E is for ethical expectations. H is for hypernormalization. N is for none of this is normal.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
#Trump may claim to take a tougher stance against #antisemitism at universities. But is he? Or did the administration just make it even harder to establish #harassment and #discrimination under Title VI?
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Trump v. Columbia University
We explain how Trump is completely altering the Title VI landscape when it comes to universities... for the worst. A higher legal threshold for showing harassment and discrimination.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
#Trump loves gooooold. Is it us? Or is the man obsessed with #gold? One of yesterday’s #Executive #Order claims to “restore gold standard science.” The Real Law Moms explain why we prefer a platinum standard when it comes to #science and our #climate.
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EO Pulse: Restoring Gold Standard Science
It is us or is the Trump administration obsessed with gold? We provide insight into one of the many EOs signed yesterday... this one about science.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
At the end of the day, we Real Law Moms want what most moms want: a little peace, a little quiet and for people to follow the dang #rules! In this case, that means allowing agencies to run with #independence in their oversight of #America without being yanked around by #politics.
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The Supreme Court Quietly Green Lights Trumps Coup over Independent Agencies
Another domino falls in the war for democracy, and the Real Law Moms are here with a hug and a download on the harsh reality of yesterday's ruling
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
E for Education: The Real Law Moms set the record straight for Secretary #Noem and help define #habeas corpus
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E for Education: Habeas Corpus
Let's set the record (and Secretary Noem) straight and learn what habeas corpus actually is and what protections it affords people.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
An overview why the #One Big Beautiful #Bill may be more controversial than beautiful and more big than it should be. Less is more. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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One Big Beautiful (& Controversial) Bill
The Real Law Moms explain our take on the budget resolution bill and explain why it's just so controversial.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Nothing to see here. Just our #Health and Human Services Secretary taking his family on a swim with high levels of #bacteria and infections #pathogens just days after #Trump drops an #Executive #Order cutting federal funding for further #scientific #research. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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EO Pulse: Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research
We waited to publish this EO Pulse for after RFK's now infamous family trouncing in the bacteria infused water of DC's Rock Creek.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Learn why Trump’s executive order to Big Pharma has more bark than it does bite. “Pretty please or else” is probably not going to move the capital and legal needles.
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Trump to Big Pharma: Lower Your Prices, Pretty Please
Real Law Moms examine whether the newest executive order is hammer or hype.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Happy #Mother’s Day! This annual celebration may not actually be happy for all, though! We see you, and we empathize. We applaud (yes, you read that correctly) one of #Trump’s early Executive Orders that aims to help decrease the cost of #IVF.
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Mother’s Day Musings
In this rare post on this rare day of being pampered, the Real Law Moms applaud one of Trump’s Executive Orders!
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
EO Pulse: In theory, it’s a big play to end #America’s reliance on overseas #medicine makers. But in practice? It’s a gamble - one that could unknowingly turn Americans into test subjects for #drugs approved without the usual scrutiny and #regulations.
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Real Pulse: Trump’s Executive Order on Domestic Drug Production—Relief or Risk?
Trump wants U.S. meds made at home—Real Law Moms read the fine print so you don’t have to.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
It’s Throwback Thursday. Let’s educate ourselves about the (many) April 23rd #Executive Orders that impact #Education.
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EO Pulse: Education Executive Orders
TBT: Let's get educated about the slew of EO's signed on April 23rd that impact education.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
In #Trump’s next power move, they attack the University of #Pennsylvania for following the rules in place by the #NCAA allowing a #transgender student to compete in #swimming. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports
The Case Against the University of Pennsylvania for following the rules in place by the NCAA to permit a transgender swimmer compete.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
It's May Day... errrr... Law Day. We salute and highlight the important work of legal organizations, #law firms, and even some individual #attorneys today as we celebrate Law Day!
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Good Trouble... Real Law Moms Edition
Today is Law Day. An annual day to celebrate lawyers. This year is different, though. We wanted to highlight lawyers and law firms who have stood up for the rule of law.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Remember when we wrote about Girls on the Run? We have an update. An update about the #Department of #Education’s demands to K-12 educators requiring them to certify they have no illegal #DEI practices in order to receive federal funding.
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Girls on the Run, Continued...
A follow up to the nasty grams sent out by the DOE demanding that K-12 educators who receive federal funding certify no illegal DEI practices.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Do as I say, not as I do. Yesterday’s two executive orders ring some alarms. The #Law Enforcement EO calls for stronger sentences against those who commit violence against law enforcement. Does someone need to remind #Trump that he pardoned 1,500 people who committed violence against LEOs on #J6?
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EO PULSE: Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration and Law Enforcement are a Heavy-Handed Constitutional Gamble
Real Law Moms have the skinny on the new EOs directed to sanctuary cities and super-charging law enforcement.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Join us on #Law Day (May 1st) as we re-take our Attorney’s oath and pledge to support the #rule of law.
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Law Day of Action
"When the rule of law is weakened, our entire nation suffers." May 1st is Law Day. This year, more than ever, lawyers need to confirm our commitment to the rule of law.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
How #Judge #Dugan just became the poster child for the #Trump administration's revenge tour.
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Then Came the Judges...
First they came for the lawyers... then came the judges? Our take on the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan, outlining the important difference between an administrative & judicial warrant.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
It’s no longer throw back Thursday. We’ve changed it to Hypocritical Thursday. In this episode of hypocrisy, #Trump flies in the face of his repeated claims to want to “give #education back to the #states.” open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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EO Pulse: Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth
It's no longer throwback Thursday... instead? It's hypocritical Thursday. In this episode of hypocrisy, Trump flies in the face of his repeated claims to want to "give education back to the states"
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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The 411 on Social Security Numbers & Benefits
The Legal State of the Land on Immigration—Courts Push Back as Executive Power Presses Forward.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
EO Pulse: Will this make the government more efficient? Or does it provide more burdensome legwork?
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EO Pulse: Fast Tracking Federal Contracting... Efficiency or Overreach?
This EO Pulse discusses the recent EO aimed at providing cost-effective solutions in federal contracts. But will it? Or will it cause more chaos and burden?
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Wow
Matt Gaetz posts that over-educated, under-loved white women are this nation’s true pandemic
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
WWJD if he knew the #United States tried to #disappear people without their day in court? As some of the Real #Law Moms celebrate the resurrection of #Christ, we do so while also honoring one of the Commandments - #Love thy #Neighbor.
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He is Risen, Indeed. We Must Also Rise.
Love thy neighbor. As Christians celebrate Easter, we celebrate the Supreme Court's swift decision to stop the administration from disappearing another plane full of neighbors.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Here is the toddler version of what is happening: Judicial Branch: You can’t do that. Executive Branch: What are you going to do it about it? You are not my mom. Legislative Branch: Wait, what’s happening? The entire world needs the adults in the room to shut down this infantile behavior.
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Real Law Mom Take: Disappearing People is Not Constitutional - 4th Circuit Agrees
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals defends due process and the separation of powers - loudly.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
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Real Law Mom Take: Disappearing People is Not Constitutional - 4th Circuit Agrees
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals defends due process and the separation of powers - loudly.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Wow. Mind blown at the makeover of the White House’s COVID website. Go check it out. www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-tru...
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Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19
THE ORIGIN “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2” publication — which was used repeatedly by public health officials and the media to discredit the lab leak
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
How can we expect the #Trump administration to follow the #rule of #law when they don’t even follow their own rules? Here, we analyze the DOJ’s hard stance against #Maine. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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Real Law Mom's Take: Enforcement or Procedural Muck-Up?
The Real Law Moms talk about the government's civil rights battle with the Maine Department of Education
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
An update about #Harvard. The feds may cut their funding, but private donors are coming up big. Turns out some wealthy private donors approve that Harvard said the big f u to the 🤡. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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As Garber Stands Against Trump, Money From Harvard Donors Pours In | News | The Harvard Crimson
After Harvard publicly rejected the Trump administration’s demands, a wave of support — and money — has come rushing in.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Is faster always better? What the Executove Order modernizing defense acquisition actually means. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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EO PULSE: Modernizing Defense Acquisition at Mach Speed
Trump’s Defense Acquisition Overhaul Trades Oversight for Agility — and Opens the Door to Risk
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
No one is above the law. Including lawyers. Especially the lawyer who is the head of the U.S. Attorneys office for DC. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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Lawyers Must Follow the Rule of Law
We break down what the Disciplinary Board of D.C. does now that a group of attorneys urge an investigation into the conduct of Interim United States Attorney Edward Robert Martin.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
No one condones #antisemitism, but everyone should condone #due process. Even for universities like #Harvard. Here, the Real Law Moms provide much needed background to understand why Harvard is taking a stand against #Congress’s overreaching demands that come without #due process.
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Harvard v. The United States
The rule of law and due process even applies to universities like Harvard. We analyze the disparate treatment of Harvard and Congress's overreach in their demands.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
The gloves are off… or did two #Northwestern Professors just put them on? Our update about Northwestern #Law School’s response to #Congress’s demand for information about their clinics. Brava, ladies. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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Northwestern Professors Fight for the Rule of Law
An update about Northwestern Law's response to Congress's threatening letter demanding documents about their Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Trump's revenge tour continues. Another #law firm caught in the cross hairs and two former #government employees who dared to question #Trump's conduct. Everyone enjoying the last season of the Handmaid's Tale so far?
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EO PULSE: Who's on the Administration's Hit List?
Real Law Moms deep dive into three Executive Orders "Addressing Risks" with former officials and a prominent law firm
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
An analysis of the alarming #Executive Memo allowing a #military takeover of the southern border. We thought #Trump touted the complete absence of any activity on the border... why is this even needed? What are they actually doing? They call this #transparency?
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Real Law Moms Take: What does the "Military Mission" Memo mean?
There is a lot to unpack in this Military Mission Memo. States bordering the Roosevelt Reservation have diverging responses. Real Law Mom analyzes.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Is this really a good idea?
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EO Pulse: De-Regulating U.S. Weapons
The Real Law Mom's pulse about one of the (many) Executive Orders signed this week: "Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability."
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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Real Law Moms™ on Substack
More attacks on lawyers. . . this time the DOJ cancels ABA for DOJ employees. . .
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Words Matter. Choose them wisely. This opinion piece analyzes the fearful rhetoric of the Trump administration. Our take? America IS great. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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WWYMS: Words Matter. America IS Great.
What would your mother say? This opinion piece analyzes the use of fearmongering rhetoric by the Trump administration focusing on five of the most often used phrases.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The last season of the #Handmaids Tale starts today. Don't worry if you haven't watched it. You're living it. Blessed be the fruit. Under His eye. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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Real Law Mom Query: Are You Watching the 6th Season of The Handmaid’s Tale on April 8, or Just Watching the News?
The Handmaid's Tale is a novel written by Margaret Atwood and adapted into a Hulu TV Series. The sixth and final series with the three episodes drops Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
E is for Education. E is for Everyone. F is for Fracking. What the F IS that? open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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Real Law Mom Education: Fracking 101
WTF - We mean what the frack is going on around here? Let's talk about fracking.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
What's the #SAVE Act and why do we need to be saved? Spoiler alert... this #Act isn't saving anyone. It's making it harder to #vote. Especially if you're a married woman who took your spouse's last name.
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Real Law Mom Take: What is the "SAVE Act"?
Real Law Moms compare SAVE Act, Election Integrity EO. Who or what is being saved here. . .
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Spoiler alert… these protests are working. But read on for our suggestions about concrete ways we can make a difference. open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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Real Law Mom Query: Are Hands Off Protests Working?
April 5, 2025: One Real Law Mom gives us a "hands off" perspective from her keyboard at the screen instead of the signs at the protest. Answer the query through the poll at the end.
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
ICYMI: yesterday’s write up about the #EO concerning #elections. Be safe out there today, friends! Thank you for using your voice! open.substack.com/pub/reallawm...
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EO Pulse: Ballots and Barriers-Trump’s Executive Order Targets Voter Access
New Election Integrity Order Demanding Citizenship Proof Risks Disenfranchising Millions
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Real Law Moms @reallawmoms.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Good for New York for refusing to answer the DOE demand letter! 💪🏼🙌🏼 www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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Trump gave states 10 days to sign anti-DEI policy. NY Education Department is refusing.
In a Friday letter to the U.S. Education Department, New York officials said they will not certify that the state is eliminating DEI in schools, despite threats to pull federal funding.
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