No. 25-971

Robert Wayne Hutton v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-18
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Amici (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: child-sexual-abuse-material circuit-conflict criminal-law fourth-amendment privacy-rights statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, as a matter of law, secretly recording a minor's ordinary and routine nonsexual activity falls outside the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether secretly recording a minor's ordinary and routine nonsexual activity falls outside the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a)

Docket Entries

2026-04-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 20, 2026.
2026-03-31
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2026-03-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 20, 2026 to May 20, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-03-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 20, 2026.
2026-03-16
Brief amici curiae of Federal Public and Community Defenders of the Ninth Circuit filed.
2026-03-16
Brief amici curiae of Federal Public and Community Defender Organizations of the Ninth Circuit filed.
2026-03-13
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2026-03-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 20, 2026 to April 20, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2026)

Attorneys

Federal Public and Community Defenders of the Ninth Circuit
Kurt David HermansenFederal Public Defender District of Oregon, Amicus
Stephen Reese Sady — Amicus
Robert Wayne Hutton
E. Joshua RosenkranzOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent