Overview

• The Menendez brothers were resentenced on May 13 to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole under California's youthful offender law.
• Originally scheduled for June 13, their parole hearings have been postponed to August 21–22 by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
• Governor Gavin Newsom withdrew his clemency investigation after the resentencing but ordered a comprehensive risk assessment to inform his ongoing clemency decision.
• The parole board will evaluate whether the brothers pose an unreasonable risk to public safety if released, with input from victims’ relatives and prosecutors.
• The brothers claim the 1989 murders of their parents were motivated by years of alleged abuse, including sexual abuse by their father, a claim central to their case.