The NIU College of Law invites you to a flash teach-in on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and verdict. On Friday, November 19, a jury acquitted Mr. Rittenhouse of homicide and other charges relating to shootings during a protest against police violence that took place in August 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  The teach-in will take place via Zoom on Monday, November 22, at 4:30 p.m.  Panelists will include NIU Professors Evan Bernick (College of Law), Paul Cain (College of Law), Dan McConkie (College of Law), and Simón Weffer (Sociology).  The panel will be moderated by NIU Law Associate Dean Marc Falkoff. 

Topics to be addressed include, but not limited to, the law surrounding the use of deadly force in self-defense (both generally and in Wisconsin in particular); an overview of the Rittenhouse trial and decisions made by the prosecutors and the judge; and the role of race in deadly-force and stand-your ground defenses, from the killings of Trayvon Martin to Ahmaud Arbery.  There will be an opportunity for written Q&A.