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                    No. 23-852


3u  tbe Oupreme Court of the Suiteb Otateo


            MERRICK  B. GARLAND, ET AL.,
                              Petitioners,
                        V.
           JENNIFER VANDERSTOK,   ET AL.,
                              Respondents.


   ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI  TO THE UNITED STATES
     COURT  OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


     BRIEF   OF  AMICI  CURIAE   STATES  OF
          WEST   VIRGINIA,  MONTANA,
             AND  25 OTHER   STATES
         IN SUPPORT   OF RESPONDENTS

   AUSTIN KNUDSEN            PATRICK MORRISEY
   Attorney General          Attorney General
   CHRISTIAN B. CORRIGAN     MICHAEL R. WILLIAMS
   Solicitor General         Solicitor General
   PETER M. TORSTENSEN, JR.  Counsel ofRecord
   Deputy Solicitor General  OFFICE OF THE
   MONTANA DEPARTMENT        WEST VIRGINIA
   OF JUSTICE                ATTORNEY GENERAL
   215 North Sanders         State Capitol Complex
   P.O. Box 201401           Building 1, Room E-26
   Helena, MT 59620-1401     Charleston, WV 25305
   (406) 444-2026            (304) 558-2021
   peter.torstensen@mt.gov   mwilliams@wvago.gov
   Counsel for State of      Counsel for State of
   Montana                   West Virginia

        [additional counsel listed after signature page]