Fifth Circuit Weighs Reassigning Mississippi Anti-DEI Case After AI Draft Errors

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is weighing whether Mississippi’s challenge to its anti-DEI law should return to a different district judge after an AI-assisted draft order contained extensive record-level errors. The court heard arguments on August 31, 2026, but has not ordered reassignment. At Monday’s hearing, Mississippi Attorney General’s Office counsel Anthony Shults supported assigning the case to another judge if it is remanded.