# Federal judge kicked off ‘botch job’ anti-DEI case after stunning appeals court rebuke

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/federal-judge-kicked-off-botch-job-anti-dei-case-after-stunning-appeals-court-rebuke/
- Published: 2026-10-23T18:00:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T19:38:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-kicked-off-botch-job-anti-dei-case-after-stunning-appeals-court-rebuke
- Topics: AI, Technology, World

## Key points

- Appeals court removes Judge Wingate from the case.
- It overturns his block on Mississippi’s anti-DEI law.
- The ruling cites factual errors and a likely AI-generated citation.

## Summary

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals removed US District Judge Henry Wingate from a challenge to Mississippi’s law restricting diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools and universities. It also overturned his preliminary injunction blocking the law, finding serious errors in his handling of the case and raising concerns about the reliability of the court’s reasoning.

The appeals court said Wingate’s orders included incorrect parties and facts, references to declarations absent from the record, and a citation to a case that did not exist. Wingate later said a law clerk had used AI while drafting an order and described the mistakes as clerical, but the appeals court questioned whether they could have left the legal reasoning unaffected. It also found flaws in his application of Supreme Court precedent, including the 2024 Moody v. NetChoice decision.

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