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What's next for the Menendez brothers?
A district attorney will argue for the brothers' resentencing on Friday - but freedom is still a long way off.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Will the Menendez brothers walk free?
Athough Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced his recommendation for resentencing in the Menendez brothers case, there are still other factors at play before Erik and Lyle ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Family of Menendez brothers pushes for their release
Several family members of the Menendez brothers, who have served decades in prison for the murder of their parents, called for their release. The brothers, who are serving life sentences without ...Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
Prosecutor in Menendez Brothers Case to Ask Court for Resentencing
The request from George Gascón, the Los Angeles County district attorney, could lead to Lyle and Erik Menendez being released from prison, decades after they were convicted of murdering their parents.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
DA recommends resentencing for Menendez brothers following family, public pressure
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday recommended resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez.Top stories - ABC News - October 24 -
Menendez brothers 'deserve a chance,' relatives say as they push for release
Nearly two dozen relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez are urging Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon to recommend the brothers be resentenced.Top stories - ABC News - October 16 -
Why the Menendez brothers want their case reviewed
Erik and Lyle Menendez are calling for a review of new potential evidence in their case after serving nearly 35 years for the fatal shooting of their parents. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Erik and Lyle Menendez's relatives call for brothers' release
Relatives of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted in the 1989 killings of their parents, called for the brothers' release from prison during a news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Los ...Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Menendez brothers potential resentencing recommendation coming
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is expected to announce his decision on possible resentencing recommendations for Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers sentenced to life without ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Watch Live: DA recommends resentencing in Menendez brothers' case
The Los Angeles County District Attorney announced he recommends the Menendez brothers be resentenced for the 1989 murder of their parents.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
The Menendez Brothers’ Case Under Review: What to Know.
Prosecutors have recommended that the brothers be resentenced. It could lead to their release from prison.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Los Angeles DA recommends resentencing for Menendez brothers
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced a recommendation Thursday to resentence the Menendez brothers, who were charged in the 1990s with first-degree murder and conspiracy to ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Here are the key factors cited for the Menendez brothers' resentencing
Los Angeles DA George Gascón announced that the Menendez brothers will be eligible for resentencing after nearly 30 years in prison. NBC News' Laura Jarrett reports that Gascón cites the alleged ...Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
Inside the story of the notorious Menendez brothers case
Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for killing their parents. Now, more than three decades later, they are hoping new evidence could reopen the case.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
What's next for the Menendez brothers after resentencing recommendation?
Convicted murderers Lyle and Erik Menendez could potentially soon be freed from prison. On Thursday, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said he would recommend the brothers be ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
LA district attorney requests Menendez brothers be resentenced
The LA district attorney has filed a request for a judge to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez for the 1989 killing of their parents. It comes in the wake of popular documentaries about the case and ...Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
L.A. district attorney recommends resentencing for Menendez brothers
On Thursday, the Los Angeles district attorney recommended a resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez amid new evidence. The brothers have been behind bars for 34 years, serving a life sentence ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Eye Opener: A chance at freedom for the Menendez brothers
For the Menendez brothers, there is a chance at freedom as the L.A. district attorney recommend they get new sentences. Also in L.A., the World Series begins tonight as the Yankees take on the ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Menendez brothers' family: 'They've served their time'
Lyle and Erik Menendez's family is speaking out in the wake of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's decision to recommend resentencing for the brothers.Top stories - ABC News - October 25 -
Did Hollywood help the Menendez brothers’ case?
LOS ANGELES — Twenty-eight years after Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for killing their parents, the brothers may be getting a second chance at freedom.Top stories - NBC News - October 26 -
Menendez brothers latest: DA to petition governor for clemency
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is supporting the Menendez brothers' new effort to petition California Gov. Gavin Newsom for clemencyTop stories - ABC News - October 30 -
In defense of the non-voter
The non-voter has plenty of good reasons not to vote, many of which are pro-democratic, and we ought to consider his inactivity as the political act that it is.Politics - The Hill - October 27 -
Netanyahu sacks defense minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, an Israeli official confirmed to The Hill. Netanyahu and Gallant have clashed publicly over the course of the ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Rally Backlash Puts Trump on the Defensive
Also, North Korean troops were deployed to help Russian forces. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Netanyahu Faces Backlash for Firing Israel’s Defense Minister
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of Yoav Gallant was seen as a risky step as Israel fights wars on two fronts. Opposition leaders said the move put national security at risk.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Menendez brothers' relatives to rally outside L.A. courthouse as DA weighs resentencing
Erik and Lyle Menendez’s family is expected to gather outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday as the district attorney weighs whether the brothers should be resentenced and possibly released.Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
Menendez brothers’ family to push for their release in ‘powerful show of unity’
Over a dozen family members traveling to Los Angeles for news conference as prosecutors review new evidence. The extended family of Erik and Lyle Menendez will advocate for the brothers’ release ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
A new look at evidence that could set Lyle and Erik Menendez free
Despite the public pressure campaign to release Erik and Lyle Menendez, the Los Angeles District Attorney says no decision has been made yet on re-sentencing the brothers who were convicted of ...Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
Family of Menendez brothers making public push for their release from jail
In 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez both received life sentences for the murders of their parents, which they claimed were in self-defense. The family of the brothers are now pushing for reduced ...Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Menendez brothers hope new evidence of abuse may help case
Erik and Lyle Menendez are asking the courts to consider new evidence of abuse that may sway a new conclusion in the case against them for their parents' death. CBS News legal contributor Jessica ...Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Family calls for release of Menendez brothers as prosecutors review new evidence
In a news conference Wednesday in Los Angeles, family members made a plea for the release from prison of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in the 1989 murders of their parents. ...Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Menendez brothers' relatives corroborate allegations of abuse, call for their release
Multiple relatives of the Menendez brothers held a news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday to push for Erik and Lyle Menendez's release. The two have been in prison since 1996 after they were ...Top stories - CBS News - October 16