Petition of the day

Thepetition of the day is:

Issue:Whether the fact that a pending appeal played no significant role in an appellant’s voluntary conduct mooting a case,Alvarez v. Smith, is entitled to controlling weight in determining whether a lower court judgment should be vacated, as a majority of courts of appeals have held; or whether a party must make anadditionalshowing of compelling circumstances warranting vacatur, as the Tenth Circuit held in this case.