Jussie Smollett update: Illinois Supreme Court overturns former 'Empire' actor's conviction
The Illinois State Supreme Court has dismissed Jussie Smollett's conviction for lying about a hate crime in a ruling issued Thursday.
Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
Actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police was overturned Thursday over prosecutorial issues in an Illinois Supreme Court decision that did ...
Jussie Smollett’s conviction overturned in alleged hate-crime hoax: How we got here and what’s next
Nearly six years after actor Jussie Smollett was accused of staging a hate-crime hoax in downtown Chicago and lying to police, an Illinois Supreme Court decision overturned his conviction over prosecutorial issues,
Actor Jussie Smollett's Conviction Overturned for Alleged Hate Crime Hoax
Smollett had been accused of orchestrating a racist and homophobic attack on himself in downtown Chicago in 2019.
Why Jussie Smollett’s conviction was overturned
The Illinois Supreme Court reversed actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he falsely reported to Chicago police officers that he was the victim of a hate crime.
Jussie Smollett’s Conviction for False Hate Crime Claim Is Overturned
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that he should not have been prosecuted a second time after the charges against him had been dismissed with a negotiated agreement.
Jussie Smollett conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court
Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday. The actor had been convicted of five felony counts in December 2021.
Actor Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself in Chicago in 2019.The state's highest court did not weigh in on the merits of the case against Smollett,
Jussie Smollett conviction in hate crime hoax overturned by Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court overturned the actor's conviction in connection with a 2019 hate crime he was found to have staged against himself.
Illinois Supreme Court reverses actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction
The court overturned the case based on the procedural issue of a due process violation during the years of high-profile legal wrangling.
Jussie Smollett's attorney says actor was 'harmed substantially' by conviction
The Illinois Supreme Court threw out Jussie Smollett's conviction after finding the state's prosecution unfair due to an agreement that initially dropped the charges.
OPINION: Jussie Smollett, the Chicago Way, and MAGA
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Jussie Smollett’s conviction in false crime case overturned by Illinois Supreme Court
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against ...
Editorial: The ghost of Jussie Smollett rises up to haunt the Kim Foxx exit tour
Kim Foxx hates to be linked to the television actor who everyone knows rigged up a phony racially charged attack on the ...