Overview

• The Menendez brothers’ parole hearing, initially set for June 13, has been rescheduled to August 21–22 without an official reason provided.
• Erik and Lyle Menendez were resentenced last week to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law.
• The brothers were originally sentenced to life without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez.
• California Governor Gavin Newsom has requested a comprehensive risk assessment as part of a clemency review, which operates separately from the parole process.
• Final decisions on the brothers’ release will rest with the state parole board, with the governor holding authority to grant clemency at any time.