Illinois Supreme Court to hear Jussie Smollett's appeal of 2021 disorderly conduct conviction for staging a hate crime.

Illinois Supreme Court will hear actor Jussie Smollett's appeal of his 2021 disorderly conduct conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself in 2019 and lying to Chicago police about it. No date has been set for the high court to hear arguments in the case. Smollett's attorneys argue that he has been victimized by a racist and politicized justice system.

March 27, 2024
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