Null and void

Ace: "Oh Boy: Special Prosecutor Appointed to Probe Kim Foxx's Corrupt Handling of Jussie Smollett Case; As Kim Foxx's Fake-Recusal Sham Was Illegal, Jussie Smollett May Be Recharged and Retried."

Ace does a rather good review of the case: since DA Kim Foxx had no authority to recuse the case to her deputy, the whole farce is essentially vacated.

If I remember correctly, one of the reasons given for Jussie's sudden release is that prosecuting the case would be expensive for Chicago.  Now the Windy City will have to swallow all the expense so far along with a special prosecutor.