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CONCLUSION
Based on the foregoing, the amici states respectfully request that this Court affirm the district court's decision.
Dated: June 21, 1999
ROMBERT A. BUTTERWORTH
Attorney General
State of Florida
JONATHAN A GLOGAU
Assistant Attorney General
Department of Legal Affairs
The Capitol, Plaza Level 01
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
(850) 414-3300, ext. 4817
MIKE HATCH
Attorney General
State of Minnesota
ALAN I. GILBERT
Chief Deputy Attorney General and Solicitor General
DAVID M. AAFEDT
Assistant Attorney General
1100 NCL Tower
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101-2130
(651) 296-7519
ATTORNEYS FOR AMICI CURIAE
BILL PRYOR
Attorney General
State of Alabama
BRUCE M. BOTELHO
Attorney General
State of Alaska
JANET NAPOLITANO
Attorney General
State of Arizona
MARK PRYOR
Attorney General
State of Arkansas
KEN SALAZAR
Attorney General
State of Colorado
RICHARD BLUMENTHAL
Attorney General
State of Connecticut
THURBERT E. BAKER
Attorney General
State of Georgia
MARGERY BRONSTER
Attorney General
State of Hawaii
JAMES E. RYAN
Attorney General
State of Illinois
DON STENBERG
Attorney General
State of Nebraska
FRANKIE SUE DEL PAPA
Attorney General
State of Nevada
PHILIP T. McLAUGHLIN
Attorney General
State of New Hampshire
JOHN FARMER, JR.
Attorney General
State of New Jersey
PATRICIA MADRID
Attorney General
State of New Mexico
ELIOT SPITZER
Attorney General
State of New York
HEIDI HEITKAMP
Attorney General
State of North Dakota
BETTY MONTGOMERY
Attorney General
State of Ohio
W.A. DREW EDMONDSON
Attorney General
State of Oklahoma
JEFFEREY MODISETT
Attorney General
State of Indiana
THOMAS MILLER
Attorney General
State of Iowa
CARLA STOVALL
Attorney General
State of Kansas
RICHARD P. IEYOUB
Attorney General
State of Louisiana
THOMAS REILLY
Attorney General
State of Massachusetts
JENNIFER GRANHOLM
Attorney General
State of Michigan
MIKE MOORE
Attorney General
State of Mississippi
JOSEPH MAZUREK
Attorney General
State of Montana
HARDY MYERS
Attorney General
State of Oregon
D. MICHAEL FISHER
Attorney General
State of Pennsylvania
MARK BARNETT
Attorney General
State of South Dakota
JAN GRAHAM
Attorney General
State of Utah
WILLIAM H. SORRELL
Attorney General
State of Vermont
MARK EARLEY
Attorney General
State of Virgina
CHRISTINE O. GREGOIRE
Attorney General
State of Washington
DARELL McGRAW
Attorney General
State of West Virginia
GAY WOODHOUSE
Attorney General
State of Wyoming
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
I certify that pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(7)(C) and Ninth Circuit R. 32-1, the foregoing brief is proportionally spaced, has a typeface of 14 points, and contains 6064 words. The word count was obtained using the word count tool contained in Microsoft Word 6.0 and covers the entire brief from the statement of amici curiae to the conclusion.
ALAN I. GILBERT