Isabel Rico, Petitioner v. United States

The Supreme Court released a decision in Isabel Rico v. United States on March 25, 2026. The case asked whether supervised release time stops running under the fugitive-tolling doctrine when a person on federal supervision disappears or stops complying.

The Court issued a decision on March 25, 2026, but the prompt does not provide the vote count or opinion lineup.

Majority

Gorsuch

Thomas

Roberts

Sotomayor

Kagan

Barrett

Kavanaugh

Jackson

Dissent

Alito

This affects how long federal supervision can last and when a judge may still revoke it. It matters to people on supervised release, probation officers, and courts tracking missed reporting or other violations.

Lower courts and federal probation officials will review the opinion and apply the Supreme Court's answer in pending and future supervised-release cases. The parties and affected courts now move forward under that rule when deciding revocation timing and supervision length.

The dispute was whether supervised release keeps running or pauses when a person on federal supervision becomes a fugitive. That answer affects revocation timing.

People on federal supervised release are directly affected, especially if they stop reporting or disappear. Probation officers and judges also must follow the Court's rule.

Lower courts will apply the new rule in pending and future supervised-release cases. Probation offices and lawyers will adjust their timing arguments and case management.