Dalindyebo Shabalala (he/him)
@dyebo.bsky.social
Prof of Law @Suffolk University Law School. Climate, IP, Indigenous Rights. Blog and Publications - https://dalishabalala.com
Steering Committee - https://greenleadershiptrust.org/
Former Board - www.ciel.org
Queer/Bi 🏳️🌈 - protect trans rights 🏳️⚧️
Steering Committee - https://greenleadershiptrust.org/
Former Board - www.ciel.org
Queer/Bi 🏳️🌈 - protect trans rights 🏳️⚧️
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Literal ship money.
January 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Literal ship money.
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The president is not entitled to operate slush funds outside the operation of law.
Let’s turn to the Glorious Revolution:
Revenues “of Prerogative without Grant of Parlyament for longer time or in other manner then the same is or shall be granted is Illegall.” 1 W. & M., 2d sess., c.2 (1688/9).
Let’s turn to the Glorious Revolution:
Revenues “of Prerogative without Grant of Parlyament for longer time or in other manner then the same is or shall be granted is Illegall.” 1 W. & M., 2d sess., c.2 (1688/9).
January 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
The president is not entitled to operate slush funds outside the operation of law.
Let’s turn to the Glorious Revolution:
Revenues “of Prerogative without Grant of Parlyament for longer time or in other manner then the same is or shall be granted is Illegall.” 1 W. & M., 2d sess., c.2 (1688/9).
Let’s turn to the Glorious Revolution:
Revenues “of Prerogative without Grant of Parlyament for longer time or in other manner then the same is or shall be granted is Illegall.” 1 W. & M., 2d sess., c.2 (1688/9).
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I wrote this way back in the summer of 2020: Police, Social Order, and Exemplary Violence. Still holds up ok, IMO. patrickwyman.substack.com/p/police-soc...
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
I wrote this way back in the summer of 2020: Police, Social Order, and Exemplary Violence. Still holds up ok, IMO. patrickwyman.substack.com/p/police-soc...
I have no idea if he has become problematic but my god Kirk Franklin could make the Word just HIT: music.apple.com/us/song/revo....
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January 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I have no idea if he has become problematic but my god Kirk Franklin could make the Word just HIT: music.apple.com/us/song/revo....
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Oona Hathaway: The Great Unraveling Has Begun www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
Opinion | The Great Unraveling Has Begun
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January 6, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Oona Hathaway: The Great Unraveling Has Begun www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
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I'm thrilled to share that the low-cost print copy of v2 of our open-access patent law casebook is now available.
Check it out! The teal will be so pretty on your shelves-and the insides are pretty great, too, if you are interested in patent law. Aw, who am I kidding? It's objectively interesting!
Check it out! The teal will be so pretty on your shelves-and the insides are pretty great, too, if you are interested in patent law. Aw, who am I kidding? It's objectively interesting!
Version 2 of our open-access patent casebook is now available!
- Free PDF copy available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
- Low-cost print copy available here: a.co/d/8vpSEQi
And if you'd like to assign just one day on designs, we've got a supplement for that: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
- Free PDF copy available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
- Low-cost print copy available here: a.co/d/8vpSEQi
And if you'd like to assign just one day on designs, we've got a supplement for that: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I'm thrilled to share that the low-cost print copy of v2 of our open-access patent law casebook is now available.
Check it out! The teal will be so pretty on your shelves-and the insides are pretty great, too, if you are interested in patent law. Aw, who am I kidding? It's objectively interesting!
Check it out! The teal will be so pretty on your shelves-and the insides are pretty great, too, if you are interested in patent law. Aw, who am I kidding? It's objectively interesting!
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-> Rule 11 warnings.
-> Judge-shopping.
-> One judge concluding that "the Schedule A mechanism should no longer be perpetuated in its present form."
Last year was a big year in #ScheduleA litigation.
Read more here:
-> Judge-shopping.
-> One judge concluding that "the Schedule A mechanism should no longer be perpetuated in its present form."
Last year was a big year in #ScheduleA litigation.
Read more here:
Prof. @design-law.bsky.social provides a roundup of the top 10 SAD Scheme developments in 2025
blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
#StopTheSADScheme
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#StopTheSADScheme
Schedule A: Ten Notable Developments in 2025 (Guest Blog Post) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
By Sarah Fackrell, Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law It’s been a busy year on the Schedule A beat. In reflecting on the year, I’ve put together this quick round-up of ten of the top deve...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
-> Rule 11 warnings.
-> Judge-shopping.
-> One judge concluding that "the Schedule A mechanism should no longer be perpetuated in its present form."
Last year was a big year in #ScheduleA litigation.
Read more here:
-> Judge-shopping.
-> One judge concluding that "the Schedule A mechanism should no longer be perpetuated in its present form."
Last year was a big year in #ScheduleA litigation.
Read more here:
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
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Not to make this about Kelsen but Kelsen warned us that "national law monism" (the view that one's own legal system is the only valid legal system) is the legal theory of imperialism and militarism.
January 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Not to make this about Kelsen but Kelsen warned us that "national law monism" (the view that one's own legal system is the only valid legal system) is the legal theory of imperialism and militarism.
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So one of the things pll should be taught in grad school is that if you see the same supposition or phrase repeated in every publication on a topic, see if you can track it back to an antiquarian. Bc, more often than not, those guys were full of shit. Don't get caught out by the Chortlemuffin Effect
October 1, 2023 at 10:28 PM
So one of the things pll should be taught in grad school is that if you see the same supposition or phrase repeated in every publication on a topic, see if you can track it back to an antiquarian. Bc, more often than not, those guys were full of shit. Don't get caught out by the Chortlemuffin Effect
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The citation chain usually works like this:
-supposition stated as fact
-supposition with reference to reputable book from c.1930s
-reputable book from c.1930s with reference to Sir Edward Chortlemuffin, 1782
- Sir Edward Chortlemuffin, "here's an idea I'll fart out," 1782
/2
-supposition stated as fact
-supposition with reference to reputable book from c.1930s
-reputable book from c.1930s with reference to Sir Edward Chortlemuffin, 1782
- Sir Edward Chortlemuffin, "here's an idea I'll fart out," 1782
/2
October 1, 2023 at 10:27 PM
The citation chain usually works like this:
-supposition stated as fact
-supposition with reference to reputable book from c.1930s
-reputable book from c.1930s with reference to Sir Edward Chortlemuffin, 1782
- Sir Edward Chortlemuffin, "here's an idea I'll fart out," 1782
/2
-supposition stated as fact
-supposition with reference to reputable book from c.1930s
-reputable book from c.1930s with reference to Sir Edward Chortlemuffin, 1782
- Sir Edward Chortlemuffin, "here's an idea I'll fart out," 1782
/2
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Am about to lift the following from a thread I did once in the Olim Bird Place, but if I leave a legacy behind, please let it be the legacy of coining the term The Chortlemuffin effect. The Chortlemuffin Effect describes a citational chain leading to bullshit. /1
October 1, 2023 at 10:27 PM
Am about to lift the following from a thread I did once in the Olim Bird Place, but if I leave a legacy behind, please let it be the legacy of coining the term The Chortlemuffin effect. The Chortlemuffin Effect describes a citational chain leading to bullshit. /1
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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"Look, the U.S. has not got a perfect record. There’s no doubt about that, and it has betrayed its values many times, but this is of a different order. This is just a blatant throwing-the-whole-thing-out and making a claim to be able to use force whenever it wants." - @oonahathaway.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 AM
"Look, the U.S. has not got a perfect record. There’s no doubt about that, and it has betrayed its values many times, but this is of a different order. This is just a blatant throwing-the-whole-thing-out and making a claim to be able to use force whenever it wants." - @oonahathaway.bsky.social
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As Arendt once tried to tell us, truth and facts have their own coercive nature. They constrain power.
But if we’re convinced that all facts are mere opinion, the autocrats can start cooking.
I hope bari Weiss reads truth and politics some day
But if we’re convinced that all facts are mere opinion, the autocrats can start cooking.
I hope bari Weiss reads truth and politics some day
I truly cannot wait for these incredibly stupid people to find out what happens when you try to wave the flag harder than Fox News
January 3, 2026 at 5:14 AM
As Arendt once tried to tell us, truth and facts have their own coercive nature. They constrain power.
But if we’re convinced that all facts are mere opinion, the autocrats can start cooking.
I hope bari Weiss reads truth and politics some day
But if we’re convinced that all facts are mere opinion, the autocrats can start cooking.
I hope bari Weiss reads truth and politics some day
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Omg FACTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE OPEN TO POLITICAL DEBATE, NO MATTER HOW DEMOCRATIC. That is why they are FACTS and not opinions, preferences, hunches. Or lies.
This isn't about democratizing the news. It's about elevating "vibes" and "feelings" to be on par with lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
January 3, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Omg FACTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE OPEN TO POLITICAL DEBATE, NO MATTER HOW DEMOCRATIC. That is why they are FACTS and not opinions, preferences, hunches. Or lies.
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Elites always play around with personhood to shield and enrich themselves. Whether it’s Exxon Mobile committing human rights violations through a corporate sub, a banker avoiding takes with an LLC … and now, whether Musk’s company (and musk personally) face liability for child porn and abuse
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Elites always play around with personhood to shield and enrich themselves. Whether it’s Exxon Mobile committing human rights violations through a corporate sub, a banker avoiding takes with an LLC … and now, whether Musk’s company (and musk personally) face liability for child porn and abuse
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I'll add that Dr. Bosse has been a very kind and generous commentator for our casebook chapter on plants. We can't always fit in all the amazing details and background she provides but the chapter is much better than it would be without her comments and insights.
Patent Law: An Open-Access Casebook (v.2)
<p>Patent Law: An Open-Access Casebook is a comprehensive casebook covering all the fundamentals of the United States patent system. It is designed to be used a
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January 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I'll add that Dr. Bosse has been a very kind and generous commentator for our casebook chapter on plants. We can't always fit in all the amazing details and background she provides but the chapter is much better than it would be without her comments and insights.
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"Plant IP in the United States: The cumulative number of granted US Plant Patents reached 37,188 at the end of 2025. Throughout the year, there was a fair amount of litigation under the Plant Patent Act."
Happy new year!
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Plant IP Year in Review 2025
The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
ipkitten.blogspot.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"Plant IP in the United States: The cumulative number of granted US Plant Patents reached 37,188 at the end of 2025. Throughout the year, there was a fair amount of litigation under the Plant Patent Act."
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Happy new year!
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Plant IP Year in Review 2025
The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
ipkitten.blogspot.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Happy new year!
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
I've written a round-up of all the notable developments in plant IP in 2025. I previously discussed many of these stories in the IPKat, but I also cover some other news items that I didn't get a chance to write about during the year:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
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There are multiple national political commentators who earnestly predicted that Eric Adams would be a legitimate presidential candidate and a national figurehead of the Democratic party by now and those commentators still have careers somehow.
January 2, 2026 at 4:44 AM
There are multiple national political commentators who earnestly predicted that Eric Adams would be a legitimate presidential candidate and a national figurehead of the Democratic party by now and those commentators still have careers somehow.
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A gentle suggestion that the correct response to any right-wing tool going on about Rama Duwaji's boots is "go fuck yourself," additionally that "go fuck yourself" is the correct response to any right-wing attempt at DARVO or distraction. It's easy and fun and all they deserve in 2026 and beyond.
January 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A gentle suggestion that the correct response to any right-wing tool going on about Rama Duwaji's boots is "go fuck yourself," additionally that "go fuck yourself" is the correct response to any right-wing attempt at DARVO or distraction. It's easy and fun and all they deserve in 2026 and beyond.
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Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/