Illinois court rejects actor’s attempt to throw out charges

By Ted Johnson

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Joe Biden's surge toward the Democratic presidential nomination rolled on Tuesday with a dominating victory in Florida, the largest delegate prize of the day, and win in Illinois and Arizona. Biden swept to easy victories in Florida and Illinois on Tuesday, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirusand building pressure on Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign.

Jussie Smollett’s efforts to get his recent felony disorderly conduct charges dropped have proved unsuccessful.

By Dominic Patten

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday refused to throw out charges against former Empire actor Jussie Smollett that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself and rejected his effort to remove the special prosecutor in the case. Smollett's lawyers argued in an emergency petition that Cook County Circuit Judge Michael Toomin overstepped his authority and misinterpreted the law when he ordered the appointment of a special prosecutor.

The Illinois Supreme Court rejected former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett's request to throw out charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack in Chicago. The ruling came Friday, along with the court's decision rejecting the actor's effort to remove the special prosecutor in the case.

The Illinois  Supreme Court rejected former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett's request to throw out charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack in Chicago. The ruling came Friday, along with the court's decision rejecting the actor's effort to remove the special prosecutor in the case.

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Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday (Feb. 24) to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in Chicago and falsely reporting to police that the phony attack was real.His lawyer, Tina Glandian, entered the not guilty pleas on his behalf to six counts of felony disorderly conduct.

Former Empire star Jussie Smollett is demanding the dismissal of felony charges accusing him of staging a hate crime.

US actor Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself and falsely reporting to police that it was real.

CHICAGO — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty on Monday to renewed felony charges that he made false reports to Chicago police about being attacked in a hate crime that he is accused of staging in a bid to advance his career.

Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett is due to make an initial court appearance Monday (Feb. 24) on a new set of charges alleging that he lied to police about being targeted in a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago early last year.