Jussie Smollett conviction overturned
by Illinois Supreme Court
Posted By: Mizz Fixxit, 11/21/2024 12:13:04 PM
The Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax conviction Thursday. "Today we resolve a question about the State’s responsibility to honor the agreements it makes with defendants," the court wrote in documents obtained by Fox News Digital. "Specifically, we address whether a dismissal of a case by nolle prosequi allows the State to bring a second prosecution when the dismissal was entered as part of an agreement with the defendant and the defendant has performed his part of the bargain.
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Famed pastor dead after illegal immigrant
allegedly runs red light, strikes him
in crosswalk 8 replies
allegedly runs red light, strikes him
in crosswalk 8 replies
A distinguished Detroit-area pastor has died after an illegal immigrant from Colombia allegedly struck him with a car while he was out for a run on the morning of Nov. 3. Pastor Stephen Singleton's family said on a GoFundMe page for the 72-year-old pastor that he was "out on his usual daily run," wearing a reflective vest when he crossed the street on a crosswalk and "was hit by a man who ran through a red light." "This man was not legally in the country and possessed no license," Singleton's family wrote. "
The Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax conviction Thursday. "Today we resolve a question about the State’s responsibility to honor the agreements it makes with defendants," the court wrote in documents obtained by Fox News Digital. "Specifically, we address whether a dismissal of a case by nolle prosequi allows the State to bring a second prosecution when the dismissal was entered as part of an agreement with the defendant and the defendant has performed his part of the bargain.
Rep. Dingell tells Jake Tapper he might
'have to visit' her in an internment camp
if Trump wins 39 replies
'have to visit' her in an internment camp
if Trump wins 39 replies
Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell surprised CNN’s Jake Tapper by insisting that former President Trump has shared plans to put people into internment camps if he’s re-elected. Dingell was asked by "The Lead" host on Monday how she felt about various Arab American Michigan voters protesting President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, while other Muslim leaders recently endorsed Trump at a rally.
Although she acknowledged the Muslim and Arab American community is not a monolithic voting bloc, Dingell argued they need to be told Trump would only be harmful to them.
Top Dems demand special counsel to investigate
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Jared Kushner less than 2 weeks from Election Day 13 replies
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Golf legend John Daly reveals Florida
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home destroyed in Helene: 'The memories
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Mass shooting in Alabama leaves 4 dead,
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made: police 17 replies
at least 21 others wounded, no arrests
made: police 17 replies
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NJ drone sightings — here’s what he
claims they really are 30 replies
NJ drone sightings — here’s what he
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appeal of her Communion ban by Archbishop Cordileone 24 replies
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wall parts for auction ahead of Trump’s
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The Evaporation of the Obama Mystique
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Barack Obama had long been rumored as the catalyst for the 2020 Biden nomination—and thereafter played the whispering puppeteer behind the subsequent lost Biden administration years.
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The Obamas ignored or withheld from the public
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Former stripper and convicted murderer Crystal Mangum admitted Thursday that she lied and “made up a story” that three Duke University lacrosse players raped her at a team party in 2006.
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It might have been a television show, but we could use FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully because drones have invaded New Jersey. Are they UFOs? We don’t know. It’s even more alarming that the FBI said this week on the Hill that they have no idea what’s going on above the skies of the Garden State. Leah had more: (X's) It’s been weeks since the first reports of unusual drone activity in New Jersey came in and Americans still don’t have any answers. From local law enforcement agencies to the feds, no one knows what’s going on—
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