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Tim Phillips

@timphillipslaw.bsky.social

Minneapolis civil rights lawyer. Member @npapjustice.bsky.social. Also licensed in California. Practicing law since 2008.

187 Followers  |  105 Following  |  73 Posts  |  Joined: 31.12.2024  |  1.9947

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Update: we won the trial!

07.10.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rainy afternoon but there is no such thing as bad weather when one is out knocking for @jchavezmpls.bsky.social and @omarfatehmn.com

06.10.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We threw a backyard party with our neighbors yesterday to raise money for the CTUL Action Fund & it was a success!

A lot of people attended (including several of you) & we really appreciate it πŸŽ‰β€οΈ

05.10.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

'Sir, without new tires I'd say you're livin' on the edge'

03.10.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Picked one up this morning!

02.10.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just wrote a letter to Mumia Abu-Jamal to let him know that Live From Death Row is on this list

02.10.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

'We are truly sorry that in reading this message, people who are not residents of California have now experienced discrimination for which 1 (one) dollar does not properly compensate you'

30.09.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have cut down
the funds
that were for
the police

and which
they were probably
saving
for hiring

Forgive me
cops were too violent
and broke
certain laws

30.09.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love my job. I love what I do. I find deep satisfaction in fighting this fight.

It’s exhausting. It’s mentally crushing. At times I daydream about doing something where I craft beauty and joy and bring folks happiness.

29.09.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For 7 years, Mayor Frey has lied. He lied about no-knock warrants and Amir Locke died. He lied and said there were only 27 unhoused people in the cityβ€”facts prove him wrong. He even vetoed the Uber/Lyft wage bill after vowing to support it. Minneapolis needs a leader, not a liar.

28.09.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 170    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5
"Restaurant that kicked out cop says it boosted business

"The co-owner of a Portland vegan restaurant who asked a police officer to leave says the move has been good for business, according to The Oregonian."

"Restaurant that kicked out cop says it boosted business "The co-owner of a Portland vegan restaurant who asked a police officer to leave says the move has been good for business, according to The Oregonian."

remembering this from 2010 for no particular reason

28.09.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Minnesota Absentee Ballot Request - MNVotes

I planned to vote early, but forgot I'd signed up to receive an absentee ballot in every election! It arrived yesterday and I already voted ❀️ for Fateh, Davis, & Hampton, Jason Chavez, EHB, Wilson, Olsen & Kedar βœ”οΈ

Here's where you can request an absentee ballot:

mnvotes.sos.mn.gov/abrequest/in...

23.09.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Locke v. Hubbard County et al. - MacArthur Justice While Matthew Locke was peacefully protesting, a county sheriff and his chief deputy used extreme and gratuitous β€œpain compliance” tactics on him, causing him severe pain and neurological injury. The ...

Thanks to the amazing lawyers at the MacArthur Justice Center for handling the appeal, and to @aclumn.bsky.social, @ij.org, @npapjustice.bsky.social, and @jesspish.bsky.social & Farhang Heydari for filing great amicus briefs!

Here's more about the case:

www.macarthurjustice.org/case/locke-v...

17.09.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My client in a police misconduct lawsuit won his appeal to the 8th Circuit today!

This was a heartbreaking case where he was tortured via pain compliance while locked down to equipment to protest the construction of Line 3 πŸ’”

Here's the 8th Circuit opinion:

ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/25/09...

17.09.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

sonic youth

13.09.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

no such thing as a free lunch

12.09.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

khao hom thai

10.09.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I lived in San Francisco from 2006-2012 & saw firsthand how rent control benefited tenants.

Four years ago, Minneapolis voters authorized the City Council to craft a rent control ordinance.

We still don't have rent control. But we have *one* mayoral candidate who supports it: @omarfatehmn.com πŸ’―

04.09.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenprint version of this popular image from Justseeds comrade John Fleissner! This print was originally created for students in Los Angeles leading walkouts against ICE raids. https://justseeds.org/product/no-pasaran-3/

A screenprint version of this popular image from Justseeds comrade John Fleissner! This print was originally created for students in Los Angeles leading walkouts against ICE raids. https://justseeds.org/product/no-pasaran-3/

A screenprint version of this popular image from Justseeds comrade John Fleissner! This print was originally created for students in Los Angeles leading walkouts against ICE raids. justseeds.org/product/no-p...

29.08.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 248    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Joe and Tim at the Twins game

Joe and Tim at the Twins game

just a nice photo from yesterday taken by @joewmitchell.bsky.social

22.08.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Law review article first page

Law review article first page

My law review article on the suppression of campus Palestine protests: β€œIt is far easier to punish higher education institutions…and to disappear students from their dorm rooms…when campus protestors have been vilified over the course of more than a year.” scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcont...

20.08.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

It was an awesome performance. Took me back to playing "Hurt" with a close friend on acoustic guitars at a coffeehouse at St. Louis Park High School circa 2001 (so long ago! the Johnny Cash cover hadn't been released yet) 🎡❀️🎢

Also, loved to see so many NIN fans eating at J Selby's before the show!

18.08.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Government documents show police disabling AI oversight tools Departments aren't reviewing or disclosing AI-written police reportsβ€”which are now being used in plea deals.

Get ready for people pleading guilty based solely on AI-generated police reports: "six of the seven police departments that responded to Mother Jones’ public records requests had turned off features that required officers to review AI-generated reports."

www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...

16.08.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alien Tort Statute - Wikipedia

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_T...

15.08.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: The Cop City domestic terrorism charge against Jamie Marsicano has been dropped.

DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Adams issued an order Thursday, stating that the 29-month delay in moving the charge forward violated Mariscano's speedy trial and due process rights.

14.08.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 262    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

From 2009-2011 in San Francisco, I regularly represented "unhoused people in traffic court to challenge the police citations they received for activities linked to their homeless status."

At the time, I was a new lawyer & used an actual rubber stamp to place my contact information on business cards

14.08.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

happy birthday! this was funny if you've never read it:

archive.ph/YzRvm

11.08.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

they are murdering the people who tell the truth.

11.08.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2950    πŸ” 814    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 6
lake superior near lutsen, minnesota

lake superior near lutsen, minnesota

cloud cult performing on august 8, 2025

cloud cult performing on august 8, 2025

returned home from the north shore yesterday & got to see cloud cult with friends last night!

09.08.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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