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Kim Foxx

criminal justice Dec. 11, 2021

This Wasn’t About Jussie SmollettThe actor’s trial was a proxy for a very different fight.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
democratic primaries Mar. 18, 2020

Kim Foxx Wins Reelection in Chicago, Despite Jussie Smollett CaseOpponents’ efforts to make the race a referendum on the Jussie Smollett case appear to have failed.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
criminal justice Feb. 25, 2020

Jussie Smollett Is a Distraction From Criminal-Justice Reform in ChicagoThe actor is in court again — on the eve of the Illinois elections.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
criminal justice Jan. 28, 2020

Elizabeth Warren Wants You to Vote in Your Local Prosecutor ElectionHer endorsements come just as the Cook County, Illinois, state’s attorney election is becoming a referendum on the Jussie Smollett case.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
criminal justice Nov. 11, 2019

Chesa Boudin’s Challenge to San Francisco — and AmericaWhat happens when a district attorney candidate promises to upend what the criminal-justice system was designed to do?

By Zak Cheney-Rice