No. 25-971

Robert Wayne Hutton v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-18
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
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

2026-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2026)

Attorneys

Robert Wayne Hutton
E. Joshua RosenkranzOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent