This unexpected ruling has reignited discussions about privilege, accountability and justice in America's legal system.

A deal is a deal — even if it's a dirty, stinkin', rotten one made by a politically compromised prosecutor who sold out the public interest to accommodate a celebrity con man and his connected allies.

The criminal cases of actors Jussie Smollett and Bill Cosby, both Black, high-profile entertainers found guilty before their ...

We reject voices that suggest that returning to the dark days of police Cmdr. Jon Burge and rampant, illegal police abuse ...

In 2021, Smollett was found guilty of five counts of disorderly conduct after it turned out he set up the attack.

Jussie Smollett's conviction for orchestrating a fake hate crime was overturned, but his admitted accomplices laughed at the ...

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s felony ...

The Illinois Supreme Court reversed actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he falsely reported to Chicago police ...

The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett, who was found guilty of falsely reporting a ...

Smollett’s case that unfolded in early 2019 saw a shift from widespread sympathy that soon turned into skepticism – and his character being written off the Fox television show – as emerging details ...

A special prosecutor later charged him again, leading to his trial and conviction. MORE: The Jussie Smollett trial: Timeline ...

The former 'Empire' actor has been on a legal roller coaster after he claimed in 2019 that he was attacked in Chicago by two Black men who hurled homophobic slurs at him and yelled, “This is MAGA ...