The Mississippi attorney general is fighting a federal judge’s decision to block the state law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Mississippi public schools and universities.

State Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office filed a notice of appeal on Tuesday against the preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate in August. The injunction prevented the law from being enforced until there’s a final decision in the lawsuit.

Now, the case will go before a three-judge panel on the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The attorney general’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

“I don’t know why the state’s educational authorities would want to try and resurrect these ridiculous provisions which would create chaos in

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