Commonwealth of Virginia v. Ferriero

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, et al., : : Plaintiffs, : Civil Action No.: 20-242 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 10 : DAVID S. FERRIERO, in his official capacity : as Archivist of the United States, : : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING MOVANTS’ MOTION TO INTERVENE I. INTRODUCTION In this case, a group of plaintiff states contend that a long-pending constitutional amendment has been ratified by the required number of states and is now part of the Constitution. They have sued the Archivist of the United States, seeking a declaration…