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Illinois Supreme Court to hear actor Jussie Smollett appeal of conviction for staging racist attack

Mar. 27, 2024 17:13 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court will hear an appeal of actor Jussie Smollett's disorderly conduct conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019, then lying to Chicago police about it. The court on Wednesday accepted the appeal...

Jussie Smollett asks Illinois high court to hear appeal of convictions for lying about hate crime

Feb. 06, 2024 14:44 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in his yearslong legal battle stemming from charges that he staged a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lied about it to Chicago police. His petition, filed Monday, asks the...