Case 3:25-cv-02121-VDO Document 58-1 Filed 01/16/26 Page 1 of 29
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
COINBASE FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC.
Civil Action No.: 3:25-cv-02121-VDO
Plaintiff, v. WILLIAM TONG, et al. Defendants.
January 16, 2026 BRIEF OF INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS, CALIFORNIA NATIONS INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION, ARIZONA INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION, MINNESOTA INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION, OKALHOMA INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION, UNITED SOUTH AND EASTERN TRIES SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION FUND, NATIVE AMERICAN FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, SAN MANUEL GAMING AND HOSPITALITY AUTHORITY, AND 16 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS The Indian Gaming Association (“IGA”), National Congress of American Indians (“NCAI”), California Nations Indian Gaming Association (“CNIGA”), Arizona Indian Gaming Association (“AIGA”), Minnesota Indian Gaming Association (“MIGA”), Washington Indian Gaming Association (“WIGA”), Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (“OIGA”), United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (“USET SPF”), Native American Finance Officers Association (“NAFOA”), San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority (“SMGHA”), and 16 federally recognized Indian Tribes (“Amici Tribes”) 1 (collectively, “Tribal Amici”)
1 The Amici Tribes include: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; Elk Valley Rancheria; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Lytton Rancheria; Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation; Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut; Morongo Band of Mission Indians; Pechanga Band of Indians; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians; Pueblo of Sandia; Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians; Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; Spokane
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