Illinois Supreme Court denies actor Jussie Smollett's motion to halt case against him.
Actor Jussie Smollett, from center, departs after an initial court appearance at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, in Chicago on Feb. 24, 2020.“Motions for supervisory orders are extraordinary remedies and not usually granted," William Quinlan, an attorney for Smollett, said in a statement."We believed the unique circumstances of this case warranted filing the motion. We will now follow the standard appellate procedure.
The dismissal stunned many in the legal community, especially after Foxx initially recused herself from the case because she said she had contact with one of Smollett's family members about the case.arrest in February 2019Last month, Smollett's legal team argued in an emergency motion that a Cook County judge's appointment of a special prosecutor in August was legally precarious, particularly after all that happened in 2019.
The actor, who is African American and gay, told police last year that his attackers wrapped a rope around his neck and poured a chemical, possibly bleach, over him.He was written off the last season of"Empire" after doubts about his story surfaced.Melanie Kucera and Diana Dasrath
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