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Trump Crime Strategy May Work for Now, but Not for Long, Experts Say

The president is looking to add troops to city streets while cutting funds for programs that work, experts and local officials say. But one idea, beautifying neighborhoods, has buy-in.

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Metropolitan Police and federal agents responded to a stolen vehicle this month in Washington, D.C.
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After being denied parole, Erik Menendez still has other pathways to freedom.

One legal avenue the Menendez brothers have pursued remains open to them: a habeas petition, which is a vehicle for challenging unlawful detentions.

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Mark Geragos and the rest of Lyle and Erik Menendez’s attorneys have pursued several legal strategies to free the brothers from prison, including filing a habeas petition in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Menendez Brothers Parole Hearings: What to Expect and How to Follow

The hearings are being held on consecutive days, with separate deliberations for each brother.

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Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez in a courtroom in Santa Monica, Calif., in 1990.
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Heart of the Menendez Case: Who Deserves a Second Chance?

Media attention has brought the Menendez brothers to the cusp of early release from prison. Criminal justice reform proponents hope other prisoners benefit.

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Lyle Menendez, second from left, and his brother, Erik, second from right, flanked by defense lawyers in court in 1990.
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