The Florida woman who was thrown off a small-town city council by her colleagues for racist and homophobic tweets has been reinstated by a local judge.Judi Fike was kicked off the Groveland City Council after her history of obscene and offensive social media posts was uncovered andpublished in a local paper ahead of a city council primary. Fike was appointed to her seat last year and is running for a full term. Related MAGA woman thrown off city council for posting about throwing gays off buildings & using n-word Shes now suing the city after claiming that the posts were faked as a political attack against her. She called publication of the story a timedpolitical attackjust weeks ahead of her August primary. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Circuit Judge Dan Mosely issued a temporary injunction on the city, reinstating Fike to her seat.Mosely agreed with Fikes attorney, far-right former Florida state Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R), that Grovelands City Charter and its code of ethics contain no provision for suspending a sitting member of the council, and that Fikes case would likely succeed on the merits, the Orlando Sentinel reports.There is a likelihood of irreparable harm in that Petitioner is prohibited from voting at council meetings while suspended, he wrote.Fike and Sabatini celebrated the win online. BREAKINGMy client Groveland City Councilmember Judy Fike has been REINSTATED to the Groveland City Council, effective immediatelyafter a preliminary hearing today at the Lake County CourthouseHUGE WIN The case will continue, but the major form of relief has been granted pic.twitter.com/o6hzJHMOOD Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) July 16, 2025The collection of Fikes offensive screeds extends back to at least 2015, and reveals deep-seated animus toward Black and LGBTQ+ people.Just hours after the Pulse nightclub shooting in June 2016 in nearby Orlando, Fike posted to Facebook, Duh.why would the shooter target a gay club? My answerEasier than marching them up steps to push off the roof..some sarcasm, some truthIn 2015, Fike posted to her Widow Fike account on Twitter (now X), Can we divert our attention back to real news? The #LGBT freak show has had its run.Two weeks ago, the city council confronted Fike with the posts in an open meeting, displaying screenshots as Fike watched.Groveland Vice Mayor Barbara Gaines, who is Black, said the posts included racist portrayals of then-President Barack Obama as a monkey.This is a picture of President Ronald Reagan babysitting Barack Obama, except it is an ape, a baboon, a monkey or whatever you call it, Gaines said.In 2022, Fike shared a meme that read, Whats the magic word to get what you want? Racist!Groveland has a fraught history of racism against. In 1949, false allegations of rape against four black teenagers known as The Groveland Four led to the extrajudicial killing of two of the teens and the wrongful imprisonment of two others. All four were posthumously pardoned in 2019. While Grovelands city council election is officially non-partisan (Fike faces two opponents in the August primary),its clear based on her retention of Sabatini as counsel where Fikes political allegiances lie.The one-time Trump-loving Sabatini is currently a member of the Lake County Commission, a step down from his seat in Tallahassee after the president endorsed his opponent in 2022 and Sabatini lost. A check of Sabatinis social media reveals the terminally online former representative is demanding the release of the Epstein files NOW!!!; wants President Obama indicted and arrested over Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbards latest Russiagate allegations; and wants an end to ALL immigration to the U.S. EVERY Republican state should have their own version of an Alligator Alcatraz, Sabatini posted last week. The fact that they dont is just pathetic. South Carolina should have a Low Country Lockup, Georgia should have a Peach State Penitentiary. Shame on these fake Republican states.Sabatini has a history of pushing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the Florida legislature, including bills to ban trans athletes in school sports and ban drag shows for kids.Fike faces off against Michael Jaycox and Jim ONeil in Grovelands nonpartisan primary election on August 19.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.