West Virginia, Arizona, Florida, et al., Amicus Curiae
Thomas M. Johnson, Jr., Counsel of Record
West Virginia, Arizona, and Florida are joined in this brief by 15 other States, as well as the governors of Kentucky, Maryland, and North Dakota. Thomas M. Johnson, Jr., served as deputy solicitor general for the State of West Virginia from September 2016 to October 2017. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 5, 2017. Our system of dual sovereignty limits the degree of control that Congress can exercise over State regulation. Indeed, the Constitution effectively provides Congress with two means to influence or displace State policy…
