{"id":39591,"date":"2026-02-05T12:56:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=39591"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:56:53","slug":"invitation-justice-in-balance-courts-civil-rights-and-our-democracy-feb-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/invitation-justice-in-balance-courts-civil-rights-and-our-democracy-feb-26-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation: Justice in Balance \u2014 Courts, Civil Rights, and Our Democracy | Feb. 26, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The National Civil Rights Museum, in partnership with Keep Our Republic, is honored to invite you and your community to participate in a national convening titled\u00a0<b><i>Justice in Balance: The Courts, Civil Rights, and Our Democracy<\/i><\/b>.<\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">This timely conversation will examine the historic role of the judiciary during the Civil Rights Movement, the courts\u2019 ongoing influence in advancing racial justice, and the growing challenges facing judicial independence in our democracy today.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b>Event Details<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Justice in Balance: The Courts, Civil Rights, and Our Democracy<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Thursday, February 26, 2026<\/b><br \/>\n<b>6:00\u20137:30 PM<\/b><br \/>\n<b>National Civil Rights Museum | Memphis, TN<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">The convening will feature a distinguished panel of former federal judges, including:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hon. Bernice Donald<\/b>, Former U.S. District Judge (W.D. TN) and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit<\/li>\n<li><b>Hon. Allyson Duncan<\/b>, Former Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit<\/li>\n<li><b>Hon. Jeremy Fogel<\/b>, Former Judge, Northern District of California<\/li>\n<li><b>Hon. James Giles<\/b>, Former Chief Judge, Eastern District of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">We believe this convening will be of particular interest to law students, faculty, legal professionals, and civic leaders committed to the preservation of civil rights and democratic institutions. We would be grateful if you would share this invitation with your students, members, or networks and encourage their participation.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Registration is available via the QR code on the attached flyer or by visiting this\u00a0<b><a id=\"OWA5fdc544d-be93-0a42-16f6-c201fd935a18\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/ev\/reg\/4dvqacv. 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We hope to welcome you to the National Civil Rights Museum this February.<\/div>\n<div id=\"x_Signature\" class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Warmly,<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"x_Signature\" class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b>Lydia Milton<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b>Engagement Program Manager\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\">National Civil Rights Museum<b>\u00a0<\/b><b>l<\/b>\u00a0450 Mulberry Street<b>\u00a0<\/b><b>l<\/b>\u00a0Memphis TN 38103\u00a0l Phone: 901-632-1383<\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><a href=\"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Justice-In-Balance_QR-Code.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39593\" src=\"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Justice-In-Balance_QR-Code-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Justice-In-Balance_QR-Code-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Justice-In-Balance_QR-Code-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Justice-In-Balance_QR-Code-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Justice-In-Balance_QR-Code-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Justice-In-Balance_QR-Code-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Civil Rights Museum, in partnership with Keep Our Republic, is honored to invite you and your community to participate&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":528,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-office-of-the-dean"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/528"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39591"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39595,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39591\/revisions\/39595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}