Illinois high court rejects Jussie Smollett's attempt to throw out new charges
by Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune
Mar 07, 2020
2 minutes
CHICAGO - The state's highest court has rejected actor Jussie Smollett's attempt to throw out the new charges against him and remove the special prosecutor who brought them.
In an emergency motion to the Illinois Supreme Court, Smollett's attorneys argued that Cook County Judge Michael Toomin overstepped his authority and misinterpreted the law when he ordered the
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