The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett, who was found guilty of falsely reporting a 2019 hate crime, after he argued that the State's second prosecution was a due process violation.

In a stunning move, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the convictions for former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, finding that a special prosecutor’s decision to retry him  violated his rights

The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself in Chicago in 2019.The state's highest court did not weigh in on the merits of the case against Smollett,

Actor Jussie Smollett no longer has a conviction for orchestrating a hate crime hoax after the Illinois Supreme Court overturned his 2021 conviction on Thursday.

The state's highest court ruled a special prosecutor's decision to re-indict Smollett violated his constitutional rights after Cook County prosecutors previously dropped charges against him.

The Illinois Supreme Court overturned the actor's conviction in connection with a 2019 hate crime he was found to have staged against himself.

The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned the criminal conviction of actor Jussie Smollett, accused of faking a 2019 attack in Chicago.

The two brothers who admitted to helping actor Jussie Smollett stage the actor’s 2019 assault declared the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the actor’s conviction is a “real injustice.” “We were taken aback initially,

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