Coverage dated October 23, 2026

‘A botch job’: Federal appeals court reverses injunction, reassigns anti-DEI case

Headline from Mississippi Today

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

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Mississippi Today
‘A botch job’: Federal appeals court reverses injunction, reassigns anti-DEI case (opens Mississippi Today)
Published Oct 23, 2026
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Fox News
Federal judge kicked off 'botch job' anti-DEI case after stunning appeals court rebuke (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 23, 2026
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The Fifth Circuit called Judge Henry Wingate's handling of Mississippi's anti-DEI law challenge a "botch job" riddled with AI hallucinations and errors.
Legal Insurrection
‘Botch Job’: 5th Circuit Torches Judge Over Ruling Against Mississippi Anti-DEI Law (opens Legal Insurrection)
Published Oct 23, 2026
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"This district judge carelessly exercised his Article III power by issuing sloppy edicts based on falsehoods and fabrications." The post ‘Botch Job’: 5th Circuit Torches Judge Over Ruling Against Mississippi Anti-DEI Law first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .