Overview

• Kelly’s legal team filed an emergency motion asking a Chicago judge to grant temporary home confinement, citing threats from prison officials.
• Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Julien described the murder-plot allegation as “fanciful,” “deeply unserious” and beyond the court’s authority to remedy.
• U.S. District Judge Martha Pacold will hold a Friday hearing to determine whether she has jurisdiction over Kelly’s release request.
• Kelly’s attorneys have also appealed to President Trump for a pardon or intervention, referencing recent high-profile sentence commutations.
• The 58-year-old singer is serving a combined 31-year sentence for racketeering, sex trafficking and child pornography and remains ineligible for release until 2045.