On November 21, 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie Smollett's conviction. The actor was charged and convicted of disorderly conduct in 2021 for lying to the police about being a victim of a hate crime.

The Illinois Supreme Court has tossed out actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct convictions, ruling prosecutors improperly charged him a second time after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office initially dismissed the charges alleging he orchestrated an elaborate hate crime hoax against himself.

Smollett was first indicted on 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report, though Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx agreed to drop the charges if he paid $10,000 and did community service. A special prosecutor later charged him again, leading to his trial and conviction.