⚖ Oral Arguments, with Context

The Ninth Circuit reviews the revocation of Kenneth Tiedemann's supervised release after he refused to give probation the password to his smartphone, and several conditions on his supervision. Supervised release means living in the community under court supervision after prison. Tiedemann will contend that revocation based on his refusal violated the Fifth Amendment, and that internet, computer-monitoring, polygraph, and technology restrictions were unlawful or too broad. The United States will defend both the revocation and the conditions. Nine days later, the court affirmed in a memorandum that does not set precedent. It held that neither the exclusionary rule nor the Fifth Amendment barred the revocation; upheld the conditions; limited computer monitoring to internet-related activity; and read the technology restrictions to require knowing use.

United States v. Tiedemann (No. 25-1409) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued July 7, 2026.