In Re SNK

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing the Court’s authority to convert a notice of appeal to a petition for writ of certiorari
• recognizing “[a] case is moot when the determination of an issue is sought which, if provided, will have no practical effect on the existing controversy” and stating the Court will not issue advisory opinions
• “Congress, when enacting ICWA, expressly found that there is no resource that is more vital to the existence and integrity of Indian tribes than their children.”
• explaining this Court refrains from issuing advisory determinations

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