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SUPPLEMENTAL CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS

The undersigned counsel of record certifies that the following listed persons and entities as described in the fourth sentence of Circuit Rule 28.2.1, in addition to those disclosed in the parties’ certificates of interested persons, have an interest in the outcome of this case. These representations are made in order that the  judges of this court may evaluate possible disqualification or recusal.

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Hon. Alma S. Adams, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Pete Aguilar, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Karen Bass, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Joyce Beatty, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Xavier Becerra, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Ami Bera, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Donald S. Beyer, Jr., Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Earl Blumenauer, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Suzanne Bonamici, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Brendan F. Boyle, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Robert A. Brady, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Corinne Brown, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Julie Brownley, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Cheri Bustos, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. G. K. Butterfield, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Lois Capps, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Michael E. Capuano, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Tony Cárdenas, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. John C. Carney, Jr., Amicus Curiae

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Hon. André Carson, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Matt Cartwright, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Kathy Castor, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Joaquin Castro, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Judy Chu, Amicus Curiae

 

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Hon. David N. Cicilline, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Katherine M. Clark, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Yvette D. Clarke, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Wm. Lacy Clay, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Emanuel Cleaver, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. James E. Clyburn, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Steve Cohen, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Gerald E. Connolly, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. John Conyers, Jr., Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Jim Costa, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Joe Courtney, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Joseph Crowley, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Elijah E. Cummings, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Danny K. Davis, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Susan A. Davis, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Peter A. DeFazio, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Diana DeGette, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. John K. Delaney, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Rosa L. DeLauro, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Suzan K. DelBene, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Mark DeSaulnier, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Theodore E. Deutch, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Debbie Dingell, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Lloyd Doggett, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Michael F. Doyle, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Tammy Duckworth, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Donna F. Edwards, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Keith Ellison, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Eliot L. Engel, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Anna G. Eshoo, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Elizabeth H. Esty, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Sam Farr, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Chaka Fattah, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Bill Foster, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Lois Frankel, Amicus Curiae

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Hon. Marcia L. Fudge, Amicus Curiae