Jussie Smollett felt 'emasculated' after making hate crime allegations Empire actor Jussie Smollett has opened up on the immediate aftermath of his hate crime allegations. BANG Premier · Aug 20, 2025
Jussie Smollett feels 'insecure' meeting new people after his hate crime ordeal Jussie Smollett admits he feels "insecure" whenever he enters a room. BANG Premier · Aug 14, 2025
Jussie Smollett settles legal dispute with city of Chicago Jussie Smollett has agreed to make a $50,000 charitable donation to settle a legal dispute with the city of Chicago, six years after he claimed to have been the victim of a hate crime in the city. BANG Premier · May 23, 2025
'The Constitution Is Not a Suicide Pact' How a 1949 Supreme Court dissent gave birth to a meme that subverts free speech and civil liberties Reason · Jan 11, 2025
Jussie Smollett's convictions overturned by Illinois Supreme Court Jussie Smollett has had his convictions overturned following a lengthy legal battle. BANG Premier · Nov 21, 2024
Jussie Smollett conviction overturned In 2021, Smollett's reputation was tarnished after allegedly faking a hate crime against himself Salon · Nov 21, 2024
Jussie Smollett’s hate crime hoax conviction overturned in shock ruling The actor claimed two men assaulted him, spouted racial and homophobic slurs, and tossed a noose around his neck in downtown Chicago while he was filming the show Empire in 2019. The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lied to Chicago police The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
Court Upholds #TheyLied Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Award Against Student Who Accused Professor of Sexual Assault, but throws out a similar award against another professor who backed the student's allegations. (A jury had concluded the student's allegations were false and defamatory.) Reason · Apr 27, 2024
Illinois Supreme Court To Hear Jussie Smollett Appeal Illinois Supreme Court to hear Jussie Smollett's appeal of disorderly conduct conviction for staging a fake attack in 2019. Top News · Mar 27, 2024
Lawyer hails ‘big win’ as state Supreme Court rules insurers must provide coverage to pedestrians, cyclists hit by uninsured drivers A Chicago man sued when his insurance firm refused to pay for injuries his son suffered when he was hit on a bike by a motorist. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023
Appeals court tosses Chicago cop-killer’s ‘excessive sentence’ after he was denied parole more than 30 times Ronnie Carrasquillo will be resentenced after 46 years in prison after the court ruled the Illinois Prisoner Review Board didn’t give him a “meaningful’ opportunity for parole. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 21, 2023
Politicians and others who opposed ending cash bail now have a duty to help make the law work Further attempts to sabotage the Pretrial Fairness Act would disregard the will of many Illinoisans and jeopardize public safety, a top ACLU official writes. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 17, 2023
Illinois Supreme Court plans to rule on semiautomatic weapons ban The Illinois Supreme Court plans to issue an opinion Friday on the state’s ban of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally, including the Independence Day 2022 shooting that killed seven and injured dozens in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2023 A closer look at why the Illinois Supreme Court upheld law ending cash bail Both the majority and minority opinions in the Illinois Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on the SAFE-T Act last week claimed the other side was ignoring the “plain language” of the Illinois Constitution.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 20, 2023 Latinos deserve a seat on Illinois Supreme Court The Latino legal community has built a pipeline of qualified Latinos for the judiciary. The Cook County Democratic Party should do its part and slate a Latino for a seat on state Supreme Court.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2023 How bail reform will work in Illinois The act backed by the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday lays out new procedures for detaining someone that do not include cash bail.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2023 Since convicted former ComEd CEO can’t follow the law, she shouldn’t be practicing it Anne Pramaggiore, convicted with three others in May for bribery in the ComEd 4 trial, nevertheless claims she did nothing wrong.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2023 Senate Democrats, business groups at odds over biometric privacy law The Illinois Supreme Court all but begged the General Assembly to take another look at the Biometric Information Privacy Act in a ruling that could ultimately cost the White Castle burger chain billions for collecting employee fingerprint scans.
Chicago Tribune · Apr 24, 2023 Commentary: Comedy clubs as free speech zones — and the antidote to cancel culture On Nov. 24, 1964, the Illinois Supreme Court did what no other state high court had ever done — it vindicated Lenny Bruce’s free speech right to perform provocative routines in comedy clubs. But the freewheeling comedian was not so lucky in New York; a state court thereafter convicted him…
Chicago Tribune · Mar 28, 2023 Commentary: Illinois’ biometric privacy law has created a massive liability regime The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued a ruling that exposes the White Castle burger chain to as much as $17 billion in liability because it didn’t get explicit permission from employees to use biometric controls on its time clocks and computers. But don’t blame the courts for the burger joint’s…
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 13, 2023 Five things to know as the Safe-T Act goes before the Illinois Supreme Court On Tuesday, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments that will determine the future of cash bail in the state.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 12, 2023 The cost of eliminating cash bail is too high Ending money bail in Illinois would have disastrous consequences for public safety and the functioning of the justice system.