Lawyers

December 5, 2023 we had the latest hearing in my Federal Civil Rights Case. (You can watch the actual hearing here.)

December 15, 2023March 25, 2024

The photo above is Charlie (my youngest son) + me in November of 2017… around the same time… I was illegally arrested… … hauled away by two armed officers… placed in handcuffs and into the back of a black unmarked SUV… … arrested based on false allegations… accusations the Oregon Department of Justice knew were…

Your support of this work has made it possible for us to pay $4,244.08 to our legal team this month (March 2023) alone. Thank you!

March 9, 2023March 24, 2023

Published on Social Media: March 8, 2023 – Wednesday The amount above is the amount paid to members of the Lead Safe Mama Legal Team [primarily for work supporting our Federal Civil Rights legal battle] so far this month alone (March 2023). This is money that Lead Safe Mama, LLC earned as a result of…

#NoJusticeNoPeace: My Federal Civil Rights case was dismissed by a Trump-appointed Republican judge (ruling – in part “Qualified Immunity”) – an update.

November 25, 2022December 8, 2022

A section of the collaborative community mural on my home in Portland, Oregon including the “No Justice No Peace / Know Justice Know Peace” section of it that I painted last year in response to an earlier ruling on the case. #KnowJusticeKnowPeace #NoJusticeNoPeace Friday – November 25, 2022 Preface: This is an unavoidably l-o-n-g piece! I wrote…

May 19, 2022 update on my Federal Civil Rights Legal Case

May 20, 2022May 23, 2022

Written 5/19/2022- Thursday Hi Friends! First off, I want to acknowledge that many people may be *tired of hearing* about this from me (and also tired of hearing me ask for help)! Well, if that is you, imagine how I feel about it! I read a quote recently on a friend’s Instagram page that provided…

We heard from the judge yesterday – about scheduling oral arguments in my Federal Civil Rights Case.

May 11, 2022May 14, 2022

Link with all the ways you can help (including the direct GoFundMe link): https://tamararubin.com/2021/07/ways-to-support-the-work-of-lead-safe-mama-llc/ – Link with the most recent filing that is up on the website (I will post a new update shortly): https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Third-Amended-Complaint-Lead-Safe-Mama-2021.pdf – Text from the image: 5/11/2022 – Wednesday Yesterday the judge reached out to our Civil Rights attorney…

A request today in support of My Federal Civil Rights case. Thank you for reading.

February 24, 2022February 28, 2022

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Thursday – February 24, 2022 Hello friends. My lawyer (for my Federal Civil Rights case in which I am suing the State of Oregon in Federal court for actions of bad actors within the government agencies of the State of Oregon – actions including my illegal arrest – in 2017 [when I was arrested on…

If you love my work (or if you love me) you are going to want to read this. The State filed a motion to dismiss my entire Federal Civil Rights case. This is my attorney’s brilliant response.

January 31, 2022February 14, 2022

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January 31, 2022- Monday Updated: 2/2/2022 My attorney just sent this to me today (link here and below). This is his full 32-page superbly-written response as filed with the courts on Saturday (1/29) – a response to the State’s “Motion for Summary Judgment” which was filed about a month ago (the State’s attempt to get…

Tuesday – March 9, 2021: An update on my Civil Rights case. Some excellent news & a request…

March 9, 2021March 13, 2021

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A new update on my legal case For those new here, here’s a bit of background: Back in August of 2019, I filed a lawsuit against the State of Oregon [in Federal court] for multiple counts of civil rights violations against me — violations that have directly interfered with my childhood Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy work (impacting…

In Dec. 2019 I earned $16,054.63 from advertising, making it possible to pay the forensic bookkeepers for my legal battle

November 16, 2020October 5, 2023

For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

So… what happened at the hearing on February 19th? How did it go? What’s the latest with your legal case, Tamara?

March 5, 2019July 19, 2020

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Subtitle: OH MY F’in GOD! Are you F’IN kidding me!!!!! REALLY!!!??? HOW BROKEN IS THE F’in SYSTEM? And here’s what my 14-year-old son, Avi said when he heard about how the day went (when we got home from the hearing): “What, Mom – are they going to drag this out forever?” #SmartKid! … and “apparently…

Coverage of the #GreenSproutsSippyCupIssue by The Soft Landing

February 27, 2017

From our friends at The Soft Landing (click the image below to read their full original post!) This story is from their website on Feb 27, 2017 Click here to support my advocacy work testing consumer goods for lead and working with parents of lead poisoned children. Click here for my recommendations for #SaferChoices for…

Dr. Mercola’s Coverage of the Green Sprouts Sippy Cup “Issue”

February 27, 2017

Click the image below to read Dr. Joseph Mercola’s coverage of the Green Sprouts sippy cup situation. Dr. Mercola has made a few errors in his post and we let him know about this, hopefully he will update it soon! This story is from his website on Feb 27, 2017 Click here to support my…

Twinsies! We each got letters from Green Sprouts’ attorneys on the same day!

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017

This is a follow up post about the situation that has unfolded as a result of the high levels of lead I found (using XRF testing) in a newly purchased/ newly manufactured sippy cup (manufactured as intended to be used for infants and young children) made by Green Sprouts. To see all the related posts…