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Mississippi DEI ban can go into full effect after Fifth Circuit reversal
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Portions of a Mississippi ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools can go into effect after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court's ruling that blocked sections of the law from being enforced.
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Citing errors that appeared to be the result of AI hallucinations, the appeals panel overturned a Mississippi federal judge's preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a state law banning DEI at public schools and universities.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Portions of a Mississippi ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools can go into effect after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court's ruling that blocked sections of the law from being enforced.
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