Melissa Carleton

Melissa Carleton

@melissacarleton.bsky.social

Lawyer for institutions of higher education. Special interest in Title IX and FERPA. Genealogist, Queen fan. Likely to break into song at any moment. She/her. Opinions mine.

549 Followers 1,179 Following 613 Posts Joined Aug 2023
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Tanta ristorante in Miraflores. Melissa is drinking a pisco sour and eating a combination plate with chicken, rice, plantains, potatoes, and corn.

Cheers

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The Pacific Ocean, foggy and grey and roiling, as seen from Lima, Peru

#oceanscrolling

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The urban landscape of Miraflores, Lima, Peru, as seen from a hotel window.

Good morning from Miraflores

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5 days ago

I love that series!

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5 days ago

I am done with wearing heels. Let a new era of comfort begin.

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6 days ago
Nemo the German Shepherd Flat Coated Retriever mix puppy has the big eyes

Our dog Nemo got a nickname quickly - Neemers. I miss that little dude.

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Toad talks to his seeds, trying to get them to grow.

From "The Garden"
In *Frog and Toad Together*

Toad put his head close to the ground and said loudly, “Now seeds, start growing!”

Toad looked at the ground again. The seeds did not start to grow.

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1 week ago

That shirt is fabulous!

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1 week ago
Fluffy white clouds peek out from behind a Southwest plane wing

On my way to the Stetson conference!

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Tomorrow, I fly south to the Stetson conference on Higher Ed Law. Anyone else going?

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Even by cult standards, this is just bonkers.

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2 weeks ago

“Help!” cried Toad. “My list is blowing away. What will I do without my list?”

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A Great Pyranees Husky rescue mix looks skeptical about a bath. She has a towel weighing down her floppy ears.

Skeptical pup

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2 weeks ago

Today I gave a two hour training. My fitbit logged it as swimming. 🥽

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What do you do when you wake up and have a fully formed television series drafted in your head?

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Latest update from Columbia prez re: the abduction of their student this morning. DHS is fucking deranged.

“The agents gained entry by stating they were police searching for a missing child. Our security cameras captured the agents in the hallway showing pictures of the alleged missing child.”

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As noted, Rosen asserted in his email that "[t]he lawyers in my civil division
didn't deserve" the supposedly inaccurate January 28 order. Putting aside the fact that
the January 28 order was not inaccurate, Rosen failed to mention that this Court said the
following in the show-cause order that preceded the January 28 order:
The Court expresses its appreciation to attorney Ana Voss and her colleagues [in the civil division], who have struggled mightily to ensure that respondents comply with court orders despite the fact that respondents have failed to provide them with adequate resources.
ECF No. 7 at 2 n.1.
The judges of this District have been extraordinarily patient with the government
attorneys, recognizing that they have been put in an impossible position by Rosen and
his superiors in the Department of Justice (leading many of those attorneys- including, unfortunately, Ana Voss- to resign). What those attorneys "didn't deserve" was the
Administration sending 3000 ICE agents to Minnesota to detain people without making
any provision for handling the hundreds of lawsuits that were sure to follow. If anything is "beyond the pale," it is ICE's continued violation of the orders of
this Court. Increasingly, this Court has had to resort to using the threat of civil
contempt to force ICE to comply with orders. The Court is not aware of another
occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten
contempt -again and again and again - to force the United States government to comply
with court orders.
-5-
CASE 0:26-cv-00107-PJS-DLM Doc. 12
Filed 02/26/26 Page 6 of 6
This Court will continue to do whatever is required to protect the rule of law,
including, if necessary, moving to the use of criminal contempt. One way or another,
ICE will comply with this Court's orders.
Dated: February 26, 2026
(s/ Patrick J. Schiltz
Patrick J. Schiltz, Chief Judge
United States District Court

BREAKING: Judge Patrick Schiltz in Minnesota threatens criminal contempt, if necessary, to address ICE noncompliance in an order calling out U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen's response to Schiltz's earlier questions about noncompliance with court orders.

"ICE will comply with this Court's orders."

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Celebration Town Center in Florida, overlooking a lovely little lake with barely a wisp of clouds in a blue sky. The fountain sprays white water, and palm trees dot the tree line

Florida office today

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3 weeks ago

Reality TV show where Mayor Mamdani and Lin-Manuel Miranda go around NYC together high-fiving everyone for 30 minutes at a time.

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3 weeks ago

Microsoft Word is suggesting I change the words of Title IX because it isn't concise. 🤣

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To prevent them from getting frustrated and jumping on the ice to play? 🤣

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World Spay Day: How One Simple Surgery Saves Millions of Animals World Spay Day highlights how spaying and neutering save lives by reducing shelter overpopulation, improving animal health, and preventing unwanted litters. Learn the science behind sterilization, com...

🚨February 24, 2026 marks World Spay Day!🚨
An annual reminder of a simple procedure that could make worlds of difference to a problem that is widespread, tragic, and preventable.😻🐶

a-z-animals.com/articles/wor...

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Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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Looking for life purpose? Start with building social ties Research shows that having a sense of purpose can lower stress levels and boost our mental health. Finding meaning may not have to be an ambitious project.

Research shows that having a sense of purpose can lower stress levels and boost our mental health. Finding meaning may not have to be an ambitious project. n.pr/3MoAtC5

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How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle.

It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get.

www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

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Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

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3 weeks ago

Those are Christmas movies. Because elves.

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3 weeks ago

This morning I have found my flow #amwriting

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3 weeks ago

My phone just told me, unprompted, that it is a twelve minute drive to work.

It is Saturday. I work from home. I am currently doing so.

What does my phone think I am supposed to be doing?

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