By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated February 7, 2024
In the latest development in actor Jussie Smollett now years-long legal skirmish, he is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn the “disorderly conduct conviction” ruling the appeals court handed down.
For a review of the timeline: in 2019, Smollett alleged he was a victim of a hate crime after being targeted because he was Black and gay. Police investigated further, and Smollett was charged
