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Illinois Supreme Court to hear actor Jussie Smollett appeal of conviction for staging racist attack
Read full article: Illinois Supreme Court to hear actor Jussie Smollett appeal of conviction for staging racist attackThe 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 and lying to Chicago police.
Jussie Smollett asks Illinois high court to hear appeal of convictions for lying about hate crime
Read full article: Jussie Smollett asks Illinois high court to hear appeal of convictions for lying about hate crimeActor 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.
Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett's convictions and jail sentence
Read full article: Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett's convictions and jail sentenceAn appeals court has upheld the disorderly conduct convictions of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police.
Illinois appeals court hears arguments on Jussie Smollett request to toss convictions
Read full article: Illinois appeals court hears arguments on Jussie Smollett request to toss convictionsJussie Smollett’s lawyers have told an Illinois appellate court that it should toss the former “Empire” actor’s convictions for staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police.
Jussie Smollett is out of jail, but faces uncertain future
Read full article: Jussie Smollett is out of jail, but faces uncertain futureJussie Smollett walked out of a Chicago jail after serving six days and walked into months, if not years, of uncertainty — from what’s next for his career to whether he’ll eventually be back behind bars.
Jussie Smollett released from county jail during appeal
Read full article: Jussie Smollett released from county jail during appealJussie Smollett has been released from jail in Chicago after an appeals court agreed with his lawyers that he should be free pending the appeal of the Black and gay actor's conviction for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack.
Jussie Smollett starts 150-day jail term in protected status
Read full article: Jussie Smollett starts 150-day jail term in protected statusJail officials say Jussie Smollett began a 150-day jail sentence for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he staged himself in protective custody.
EXPLAINER: What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial?The legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett’s claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago culminated Thursday in his sentencing to 150 days in jail and being ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution to the city of Chicago.
Jussie Smollett to learn fate after staged attack conviction
Read full article: Jussie Smollett to learn fate after staged attack convictionJussie Smollett is returning to a Chicago courtroom for sentencing with just two questions hanging over his head: Will he admit that he lied about a racist homophobic attack and will a judge send him to jail.
Threats, vitriol aimed at women in positions of power
Read full article: Threats, vitriol aimed at women in positions of powerMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was one of the more high-profile targets of political violence when prosecutors say a group of men who were angry about pandemic restrictions plotted to kidnap her.
Jussie Smollett to be sentenced March 10 for lying to police
Read full article: Jussie Smollett to be sentenced March 10 for lying to policeJussie Smollett, who was convicted last month of for lying to police about a racist, homophobic attack that authorities said he staged, will return to court for sentencing March 10.
EXPLAINER: Are more defendants testifying at trial?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Are more defendants testifying at trial?Defendants spoke directly to jurors in a series of recent high-profile trials, defying conventional wisdom that the risks of a client taking the stand usually outweigh the benefits.
Black juror: Smollett's reaction to noose makes no sense
Read full article: Black juror: Smollett's reaction to noose makes no senseThe lone Black juror on the panel that convicted Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police about what authorities say was a staged hate crime says he cannot get past how the actor put a noose around his neck when officers were coming to interview him.
Jussie Smollett guilty verdict latest in polarizing case
Read full article: Jussie Smollett guilty verdict latest in polarizing caseJussie Smollett’s conviction for lying to police has come nearly three years after his report of a horrifying hate crime quickly became part of a polarized political landscape.
Jussie Smollett case in jurors' hands at Chicago trial
Read full article: Jussie Smollett case in jurors' hands at Chicago trialA jury has completed deliberations for the day in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett on charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it.
Defense rests after Jussie Smollett repeatedly denies 'hoax'
Read full article: Defense rests after Jussie Smollett repeatedly denies 'hoax'Jussie Smollett has repeatedly denied he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself for publicity, telling a prosecutor that “there was no hoax on my part” and that two brothers who testified against him are “liars.”.
In and outside court, Smollett fights for reputation, career
Read full article: In and outside court, Smollett fights for reputation, careerAs Jussie Smollett fights criminal charges that he lied to Chicago police about being the victim of an anti-gay, racist attack, his supporters are also working on a broader strategy: Ensuring the 39-year-old emerges from the scandal with his reputation and career intact, whatever the outcome of the trial.
EXPLAINER: Jussie Smollett's turn to testify. Will he?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Jussie Smollett's turn to testify. Will he?After two brothers spent hours telling a jury how Jussie Smollett paid them to carry out a fake racist and anti-gay attack on himself, the big question when the actor's trial resumes is whether he will tell his side of the story.
State rests case at Smollett trial after star witnesses
Read full article: State rests case at Smollett trial after star witnessesThe state has rested its case to jurors at Jussie Smollett’s trial after key testimony from two brothers who said the actor plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on himself and paid them to carry it out.
Detective: Brothers detailed how Jussie Smollett staged hoax
Read full article: Detective: Brothers detailed how Jussie Smollett staged hoaxA lead investigator of an alleged attack on Jussie Smollett says two brothers arrested for the reported crime recounted for Chicago police how the ex-“Empire” actor orchestrated the elaborate hoax.
Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack
Read full article: Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attackJussie Smollett is going on trial this week, accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack downtown Chicago nearly three years ago.
Jussie Smollett attorneys cannot call prosecutor to testify
Read full article: Jussie Smollett attorneys cannot call prosecutor to testifyA judge has ruled that Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019.
Judge allows Jussie Smollett's lawyer to stay on the case
Read full article: Judge allows Jussie Smollett's lawyer to stay on the caseA judge has ruled that he won't kick one of Jussie Smollett's attorneys off his case but that the attorney won't be allowed to question two key witnesses if the case goes to trial.
Hunt still on for suspects in ransacking of Chicago stores
Read full article: Hunt still on for suspects in ransacking of Chicago storesFILE In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, file photo, Kajal Dalal walks through the her family's food and liquor store after it was vandalized in downtown Chicago. A Chicago police task force that was formed after crowds swarmed into downtown and smashed their way into hundreds of stores in August is still investigating and making arrests four months later. They keep adding to the nearly 100 video clips they've posted online in the hopes someone might identify suspects. “The message (to suspects) is the task force isn’t quitting ... and you will eventually be found and arrested,” Deputy Chief Brendan Deenihan said. Just as detectives stitched together videos to follow two men who allegedly participated in the attack on Smollett, Looting Task Force detectives followed suspects as they moved from store to store.