2 w. ago Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students' legal status

A judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous terminations plays out

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2 w. ago Monsters star Cooper Koch shares details of Erik Menendez phone call after promising resentencing

Koch, who starred as Erik in ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,’ has been a fierce advocate of the brothers

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers ‘huge step’ closer to freedom as judge reduces sentences

Brothers, convicted of parents’ 1989 murders, resentenced to 50 years to life, making them immediately parole eligibleAfter months of delays and decades behind bars, Erik and Lyle Menendez now have a long-awaited chance at freedom after a judge reduced their sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents.Their family and extensive network of supporters celebrated on Tuesday when Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers from life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. The judge’s decision means they are immediately eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because of their young ages at the time of the murders. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Netflix series Monsters: The Menendez brothers are now eligible for parole

Brits binge watched the series in their millions, but could they soon be released?

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3 w. ago Will the Menendez brothers be released from prison after their resentencing?

Erik and Lyle Menendez, notorious for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, have been granted their first opportunity for freedom in decades.

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers eligible for parole as judge reduces life sentences

Los Angeles County judge reduces brothers' sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers finally own up to decades of lies to take full responsibility for killing parents as duo becomes eligible for parole

Erik and Lyle were just 18 and 21 when they brutally murdered their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez inside their swanky Beverly Hills home in 1996.

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers' reduced murder sentence offers chance at parole after decades in prison

The Menendez brothers have been resentenced to 50 years to life for the 1989 murder of their parents, after a judge ruled they were eligible for the possibility of parole

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers have murder sentences reduced with parole now possible

Brothers chance at freedom after nearly 30 years behind bars will now be decided by California state parole board

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers’ murder sentences reduced with parole now possible

Brothers’ chance at freedom after nearly 30 years behind bars will now be decided by the California state parole board

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3 w. ago Erik and Lyle Menendez resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills mansion after three decades in prison: Live

California’s state parole board will now decide if the brothers should be freed

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3 w. ago California judge resentences Menendez brothers to be eligible for parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez given 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole and giving them chance at freedomA California judge resentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have spent nearly three decades in prison for the murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, to be eligible for parole.Judge Michael Jesic shortens the brothers’ sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. They would still need approval from the state’s parole board to be released. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers resentenced for 1989 murders of parents in Beverly Hills mansion: Live

A judge will decide if Lyle and Erik Menendez should be freed after 30 years in prison

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers ‘universally forgiven by the family’ says cousin as resentencing is underway: Live

A judge will decide if Lyle and Erik Menendez should be freed after 30 years in prison

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers resentencing hearing to begin after months of delays

LA judge will decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should be freed after serving 30 years in prison for murderAfter months of delays, a hearing starts on Tuesday to decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should get a chance at freedom after serving nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents.A Los Angeles judge will preside over the resentencing hearing that is expected to last two days. If he shortens their sentences, the brothers would still need approval from the state’s parole board to get out of prison. They could then potentially go free on time served. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing begins after months of delays

LA judge to decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should get chance at freedom after serving 30 years for murderErik and Lyle Menendez returned to court on Tuesday for a long-awaited hearing where a Los Angeles judge will decide whether the brothers should get a chance at freedom after serving nearly three decades in prison for the double murder of their parents in 1989.The resentencing hearing, which is moving ahead after months of delays, is expected to last two days. If Judge Michael Jesic shortens their sentences, the brothers would still need approval from the state’s parole board to be released. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers resentencing hearing set to get underway after months of delays: Live

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing their parents

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers to have their fate decided after nearly 30 years in prison

The brothers have served nearly 30 years in prison

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4 w. ago Judge orders White House to temporarily halt sweeping government layoffs

San Francisco district judge says Congress did not authorize large-scale staffing cuts and restructuring of agenciesDonald Trump’s administration must temporarily halt its sweeping government overhaul because Congress did not authorize it to carry out large-scale staffing cuts and the restructuring of agencies, a federal judge in California said on Friday.US district judge Susan Illston in San Francisco sided with a group of unions, non-profits and local governments in blocking large-scale mass layoffs known as “reductions in force” for 14 days. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Judge finally sets resentencing hearing for Menendez brothers next week

Their attorneys say the brothers, who have spent 30 years behind bars for murders, killed their parents in self-defense after years of sexual abuse

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