Case: 25-7187, 03/10/2026, DktEntry: 75.1, Page 9 of 43
IDENTITY AND INTERESTS OF AMICI The Indian Gaming Association (“IGA”), National Congress of American Indians (“NCAI”), United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (“USET SPF”), Arizona Indian Gaming Association (“AIGA”), California Nations Indian Gaming Association (“CNIGA”), Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (“OIGA”), Washington Indian Gaming Association (“WIGA”), San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority (“SMGHA”), and 19 federally recognized Indian tribes (“Amici Tribes”) 1 (collectively, “Tribal Amici”) respectfully submit this brief in support of Defendants-Appellees. 2 IGA is an inter-tribal non-profit organization comprised of 123 federally recognized tribes that operate gaming enterprises throughout Indian Country. IGA’s mission is to advance tribal economic, social, and political interests, and to 1 The Amici Tribes include: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; Bay Mills Indian Community; Elk Valley Rancheria; Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe; 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; Pueblo of Acoma; Pueblo of Sandia; Rincon Band of Luiseño Mission Indians; Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; and Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation. 2 Counsel for each of the parties have consented to the filing of this brief. No person (including a party or party’s counsel) other than Tribal Amici and their counsel contributed money to fund the preparation and submission of this brief.
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