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Nos. 21-376, 21-377, 21-378 & 21-380


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   DEB HAALAND,  SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al.,
                                         Petitioners,
                        V.
            CHAD EVERET BRACKEEN, et al.,
                                       Respondents.

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

   BRIEF FOR THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA,
   COLORADO, CONNECTICUT,  IDAHO, ILLINOIS, IOWA,
   MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS,  MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA,
NEVADA, NEW  JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW  YORK, NORTH
  CAROLINA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA,  RHODE  ISLAND,
  SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, WASHINGTON,  AND WISCONSIN,
  AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AS AMICI CURIAE IN
    SUPPORT OF THE FEDERAL  AND TRIBAL PARTIES


ROB BONTA
Attorney General of California
MICHAEL J. MONGAN
Solicitor General
MICHAEL L. NEWMAN
Senior Assistant
  Attorney General
JAMES F. ZAHRADKA II
Supervising Deputy
  Attorney General
CHRISTINA M. RIEHL
Deputy Attorney General


JOSHUA PATASHNIK*
Deputy Solicitor General
NICOLE WELINDT
Associate Deputy
  Solicitor General
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
600 W. Broadway, Ste. 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 738-9628
Josh.Patashnik@doj.ca.gov
*Counsel of Record


August 19, 2022
        (Additional captions listed on inside cover and
        additional counsel listed on signature pages)