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Ton Ton Aquino v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-10330 · judgment December 18, 2024


GVR'd · June 29, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether it is unlawful for a court to impose sex offender registration as a condition of supervised release for a non-qualifying offense, and to enforce an appellate waiver to bar review—where circuits are divided on whether such waivers preclude challenges to plainly unlawful sentencing conditions—thus allowing the Eleventh Circuit, as an outlier, to shield ultra vires registration requirements from scrutiny.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael Aaron Schwartz
New South Law LLC

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
24A1213

Proceedings

  1. Jul 31 2026
    Judgment Issued.
  2. Jun 29 2026
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Hunter v. United States, 608 U. S. ___ (2026).
  3. Jun 22 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
  4. Oct 08 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
  5. Oct 02 2025
    Reply of petitioner Ton Ton Aquino filed.
  6. Sep 22 2025
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  7. Aug 22 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 22, 2025.
  8. Aug 21 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 21, 2025 to September 22, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Jul 18 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2025)
  10. Jun 11 2025
    Application (24A1213) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 18, 2025.
  11. Jun 06 2025
    Application (24A1213) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 18, 2025 to August 17, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.