Law and Urban Institutions Ten Years After "The Wire"
Room V
1111 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
The University of Chicago Legal Forum Presents "Law and Urban Institutions Ten Years after The Wire"
The tenth anniversary of The Wire’s last episode presents a unique moment to consider the ways in which the series illuminates the pressing social issues facing American cities today. This Symposium will use The Wire as a lens to view and discuss pressing themes at the intersection of law and culture, particularly in city centers, with topics ranging from drug legalization to state and local control over public schooling.
Keynote address will be at 12:15 p.m. and given by DeRay Mckesson, an American civil rights activist and organizer best known for his role as one of the leaders behind the Black Lives Matter movement.
Schedule of Events
Opening Remarks
9:00 a.m.
Ethical and Legal Frontiers
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Policing and Police Brutality
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Keynote Lunch Address
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. (in Room II)
DeRay Mckesson
Lives Lost, Lives Redeemed, Lives Wasted
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
The Wire in Perspective – Evolving Narratives of Crime and Justice
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Reception: 4:30 p.m. James Parker Hall Concourse