Overview

• The Menendez brothers' parole hearings, originally set for June 13, have been postponed to August 21 and 22, as confirmed by California corrections officials.
• Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers on May 13 to 50 years to life under California's youthful offender law, making them immediately eligible for parole.
• The June 13 clemency hearings were converted into parole suitability hearings following the resentencing decision.
• Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered a comprehensive risk assessment to evaluate whether the brothers pose a danger to public safety if released.
• The brothers maintain that the 1989 murders of their parents were acts of self-defense after years of alleged abuse, including claims of sexual abuse by their father.