In times of crisis, New Jersey is relying on the help of its “friends.”

Five US states have sent their respective attorney generals to join New Jersey in its quest to legalize sports betting by filing an amicus petition before the US Supreme Court.

The states of West Virginia, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Wisconsin have all presented themselves as amici curiae or – in its literal sense – friends of court after sports betting law expert and Florida State associate professor Ryan Rodenberg filed an amicus brief.

Of the five states joining the legal fray, Legal Sports Report pointed out that West Virginia and Wisconsin had joined New Jersey during its unsuccessful appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, while Arizona, Louisiana, and Mississippi are first timers in the amicus filing.