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Rico v. United States

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Supreme Court of the United States
Rico v. United States
Docket number: 24-1056
Term: 2025
Court: United States Supreme Court
Important dates
Argued: November 3, 2025
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts • Clarence Thomas • Samuel Alito • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan • Neil Gorsuch • Brett Kavanaugh • Amy Coney Barrett • Ketanji Brown Jackson

Rico v. United States is a case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on November 3, 2025, during the court's October 2025-2026 term.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • The issue: The case concerns 18 U.S. Code § 3583(i). Click here to learn more about the case's background.
  • The questions presented: "Whether the fugitive-tolling doctrine applies in the context of supervised release."[1]
  • The outcome: The appeal is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.


    • The case came on a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. To review the lower court's opinion, click here.

    Background

    Case summary

    The following are the parties to this case:[2]

    • Petitioner: Isabel Rico
      • Legal counsel: Adam G. Unikowsky (Jenner & Block LLP)
    • Respondent: United States

    The following summary of the case was published by Oyez:

    “ In May 2018, Isabel Rico absconded from supervised release after serving only five months of her 42-month term. Rico had originally been convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and was serving supervised release as part of her sentence. She remained a fugitive until January 2023, when authorities located her. In February 2023, the probation office filed violations based on her absconding and other conduct during her supervised release term.

    The district court revoked Rico’s supervised release and sentenced her to 16 months in prison[,] followed by a new two-year term of supervised release. Rico appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing that the district court lacked authority to revoke her supervised release because her original 42-month term would have expired during the time she was a fugitive, but the Ninth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s decision.[3]

    		”

    To learn more about this case, see the following:

    Timeline

    The following timeline details key events in this case:

    Questions presented

    The petitioner presented the following questions to the court:[1]

    Questions presented:
    “ Whether the fugitive-tolling doctrine applies in the context of supervised release.[3] ”

    Oral argument

    Audio

    Audio of oral argument:[4]




    Transcript

    Transcript of oral argument:[5]

    Outcome

    The case is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.

    October term 2025-2026

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2025-2026

    The Supreme Court began hearing cases for the term on October 6, 2025. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions by mid-June.[6]


    See also

    External links

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Supreme Court of the United States, "24-1056 RICO V. UNITED STATES QP", June 30, 2025
    2. ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, "No. 24-1056 Rico v. United States" accessed July 9, 2025
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    4. ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, "Oral Argument - Audio," argued November 3, 2025
    5. ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, "Oral Argument - Transcript," argued November 3, 2025
    6. ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed January 24, 2022
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