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In 2008, Simpson was convicted of multiple felonies and faced up to life in jail. Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, cited the all-white jury as a factor in the conviction. During jury-screening, almost half of the jurors admitted that they believed Simpson had committed the 1994 murders, while the remaining jurors claimed they 'didn't know' or refused to answer the question, leading Galanter to suggest that the conviction was 'payback' for being unable to convict Simpson in 1994.
 
In 2008, Simpson was convicted of multiple felonies and faced up to life in jail. Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, cited the all-white jury as a factor in the conviction. During jury-screening, almost half of the jurors admitted that they believed Simpson had committed the 1994 murders, while the remaining jurors claimed they 'didn't know' or refused to answer the question, leading Galanter to suggest that the conviction was 'payback' for being unable to convict Simpson in 1994.
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On Friday, Dec 5, 2008 O.J. Simpson was sentenced to prison for his part in an armed robbery in a [[Las Vegas]] hotel in September 2007.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_en_ot/oj_simpson</ref> He was sentenced to "at least 15 years" but was released on parole after only nine.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oj_simpson</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/us/06simpson.html</ref> On July 20, 2017, Simpson was granted parole, and released on October 1, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/20/us/oj-simpson-parole-hearing-live/index.html|title=O.J. Simpson goes free: Live updates|work=CNN|accessdate=July 31, 2017}}</ref> His parole ended shortly after.
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On Friday, Dec 5, 2008 O.J. Simpson was sentenced to prison for his part in an armed robbery in a [[Las Vegas]] hotel in September 2007.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_en_ot/oj_simpson</ref> He was sentenced to "at least 15 years" but was released on parole after only nine.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oj_simpson</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/us/06simpson.html</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/20/us/oj-simpson-parole-hearing-live/index.html|title=O.J. Simpson goes free: Live updates|work=CNN|accessdate=July 31, 2017}}</ref> His parole ended shortly after.
    
In 2021, Simpson came to the defense of [[NeverTrump]]er [[Liz Cheney]] prior to her ousting from [[GOP]] leadership.<ref>https://rumble.com/vgv7th-oj-simpson-endorses-liz-cheney-im-a-fan-of-liz-cheney.html</ref>
 
In 2021, Simpson came to the defense of [[NeverTrump]]er [[Liz Cheney]] prior to her ousting from [[GOP]] leadership.<ref>https://rumble.com/vgv7th-oj-simpson-endorses-liz-cheney-im-a-fan-of-liz-cheney.html</ref>
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