Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge (request to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, No. 23 WM 2020), Fifth Judicial District Request for Emergency Judicial Order (August 26, 2021): extension of the judicial emergency through October 1, 2021 (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-PIT-037)
Chief Justice Daniel E. Winfree, Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8322 (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. AK-060)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas (General Division; joined by the Probate Division), Order Regarding Vaccination Requirement for All Staff (Journal Entry) (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-026)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals Court Operations Order (August 31, 2021) (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. DC-061)
Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge, Order of Court of August 31, 2021: Resumption of Normal Court Operations (AD-21-128): Advanced Communication Technology and Rule 600 suspension through October 1, 2021 (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. MET-PIT-040)
State Court Administrator, Administrative Directive No. PG-13, Health Screening and Safety Protocols for All Vermont Courthouses and Judiciary Facilities During the Judicial Emergency (amended March 8, July 1, July 6 and September 1, 2021) (Sept. 1, 2021) (Ex. VT-060)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated September 1, 2021) (Sept. 1, 2021) (Ex. VT-061)
Supreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction), Wilson ex rel. State v. City of Columbia, Op. No. 28056, 863 S.E.2d 456 (S.C. 2021) (Sept. 2, 2021) (Ex. SC-041)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Updated Amended Standing Order 21-04 (Sept. 3, 2021) (Ex. FED-307)
Hon. Sheryl H. Lipman, United States District Judge, G.S. v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552-SHL-atc (W.D. Tenn.), Order granting attorney's fees and post-judgment interest (Doc. 148, filed Nov. 7, 2023), reciting the TRO of Sept. 3, 2021 (2021 WL 4057812) and the preliminary injunction of Sept. 17, 2021 (Doc. 62) (Ex. MET-BNA-084)
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Lipman, J.), G.S. ex rel. Schwaigert v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552, 2021 WL 4057812 (W.D. Tenn. Sept. 3, 2021) (temporary restraining order) (Ex. TN-086)
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, General Order 21-15 (Sept. 2, 2021) (Ex. ECO-C-136)
South Dakota Unified Judicial System, COVID-19 Response: orders currently approved (index as captured September 8, 2021) (Sept. 8, 2021) (Ex. SD-083)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas (all Divisions), Order Regarding Vaccination Requirement for Any Appointed or Assigned Attorney (Journal Entry) (Sept. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-027)
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring, Superior Court Order by Chief Judge Josey-Herring (Amended 9/11/21; posted Sept. 1, 2021) (Ex. DC-060)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Standing Order 21-08 (Sept. 13, 2021) (Ex. FED-308)
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (Pratt, J.), Order Granting Temporary Restraining Order, The Arc of Iowa v. Reynolds, No. 4:21-cv-00264 (S.D. Iowa Sept. 13, 2021), ECF No. 32 (Ex. IA-057)
Chief Justice Daniel E. Winfree, Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8331 (Sept. 15, 2021) (Ex. AK-061)
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Court Orders and Updates During COVID-19 Pandemic (as archived Sept. 15, 2021) (Ex. SEC-12-022)
Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, General Division, Administrative Order No. 2021-05: Order Regarding Vaccination Requirement for All Staff (General Administrative Judge Order 2021-GAO-000034) (Sept. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-036)
Utah Supreme Court and Utah Judicial Council, Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (September 17, 2021) (Sept. 17, 2021) (Ex. UT-053)
Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer (Executive Committee), Amended General Order 21-0006 (Sept. 15, 2021) (Ex. FED-298)
Supreme Court of Texas, Forty-Second Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9118 (Sept. 21, 2021) (Ex. SEC-12-086)
Supreme Court of Virginia, Twenty-Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency (Sept. 20, 2021) (Ex. VA-042)
Hon. J. Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge, S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317-JRG-DCP (E.D. Tenn.), Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order granting preliminary injunction (Doc. 48, filed Oct. 12, 2021; original Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 35, Sept. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-080)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order (Doc. 30, filed Sept. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-081)
Administrative Governing Board of the First Judicial District, Administrative Governing Board Order No. 25 of 2021 (Sept. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-059)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Crenshaw, C.J.), R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725, Doc. 30, Memorandum Opinion and Order (M.D. Tenn. Sept. 24, 2021) (Ex. TN-067)
Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Justices Osborne, Pedersen and Nowell), Order denying Appellant-Intervenors' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CV (Sept. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-095)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Katherine Cooper, Arizona School Boards Association, Inc. v. State of Arizona, No. CV2021-012741, Ruling re: Declaratory Judgment (Sept. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-006)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, First Extension of Order Postponing Jury Trials, SCMF-20-0000152 (Sept. 29, 2021) (Ex. HI-069)
Supreme Court of Arkansas, Hickey v. McClane, No. CV-21-421, Formal Order (Ark. Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. AR-081)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating Plan (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-054)
Supreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction), Richland County School District Two v. Lucas, Op. No. 28063, 862 S.E.2d 920 (S.C. 2021) (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. SC-042)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 21-9119, Forty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Sept. 21, 2021) (Ex. ECO-C-071)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (Oct. 1, 2021) (Ex. HI-070)
Chief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court, Chief Justice Order 21-039 (Sept. 16, 2021) (Ex. OR-054)
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services (emergency rule); First Circuit (description), 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264 (emergency rule of Aug. 12, 2021), as described in Does 1-6 v. Mills, No. 21-1826 (1st Cir. Oct. 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-04-066)
Supreme Court of Texas, Forty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9119 (Sept. 21, 2021) (Ex. TX-065)
New York State Workers' Compensation Board, Board Announcement: Connecting during COVID-19 (Oct. 4, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-020)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Fourteenth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 21MS000358 (Oct. 8, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-053)
Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley, Administrative Order No. 2021-02 (Oct. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-008)
United States Tax Court, Press release: Court Standards and Protocols to Protect Public Health; summary of D.C. courthouse protocols (Oct. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-018)
Hon. J. Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge, S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317-JRG-DCP (E.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order on the Knox County Board of Education's Amended and Restated Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment (Doc. 47, filed Oct. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-083)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Greer, J.), S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317, Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order (E.D. Tenn. Oct. 12, 2021) (Ex. TN-068)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated October 14, 2021) (Oct. 14, 2021) (Ex. VT-062)
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (eff. Oct. 15, 2021), amended nunc pro tunc Oct. 19, 2021 (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-035)
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (published opinion, Docket No. A-0639-20; on appeal from the Law Division, Sussex County, L-0388-20), JWC Fitness, LLC v. Murphy, No. A-0639-20 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Oct. 18, 2021) (approved for publication) (Ex. DUT-NJ-013)
Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr, Administrative Order No. 2020-06-13 (Oct. 8, 2021) (Ex. MET-ORL-059)
Lynch, Circuit Judge, for the court (Howard, C.J., Lynch and Barron, JJ.), Does 1-6 v. Mills, No. 21-1826, 16 F.4th 20 (1st Cir. Oct. 19, 2021) (Ex. ME-062)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Oct. 18, 2021) (Ex. MN-055)
First Circuit, Does 1-6 v. Mills, 16 F.4th 20 (1st Cir. Oct. 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-111)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting preliminary injunction (Doc. 85, filed Oct. 22, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-082)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Crenshaw, C.J.), R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725, Doc. 85, Memorandum Opinion (M.D. Tenn. Oct. 22, 2021) (Ex. TN-079)
Chief Justice Daniel E. Winfree, Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8340 (Oct. 28, 2021) (Ex. AK-062)
Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr, Administrative Order No. 2020-06-14 (Oct. 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-ORL-045)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated November 4, 2021) (Nov. 4, 2021) (Ex. VT-063)
Presiding Judge, General Order No. 2021-36 Re: Rescission of Access to Remote-Only Proceedings Order (Nov. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-RIV-048)
Presiding Judge, implementing the Chief Justice's emergency order of October 12, 2021, General Order No. 2021-34, Thirtieth Implementation of Emergency Relief Authorized Pursuant to Government Code Section 68115 (Oct. 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-RIV-047)
Fourth Court of Appeals (Martinez, C.J.; Chapa and Rios, JJ.), Opinion, Greg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and County of Bexar, No. 04-21-00342-CV, 648 S.W.3d 498 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2021), affirming the temporary injunction (Nov. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-074)
Supreme Court of Texas, Forty-Fourth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9139 (Eviction Diversion Program after TDHCA closure) (Nov. 10, 2021) (Ex. TX-066)
Chief Judge Anthony Rondolino, Administrative Order No. 2021-045 PA/PI-CIR (Nov. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-TPA-054)
Executive Committee and Restart Task Force of the Court (unanimous vote), General Order 21-0033 (Sept. 20, 2021) (Ex. FED-300)
Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Opinion by Justice Nowell), Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CV, 665 S.W.3d 675 (Tex. App.--Dallas Nov. 22, 2021) (Nowell, J.), vacated (Tex. June 30, 2023) (Ex. MET-DFW-096)
Supreme Court of Texas, Forty-Fifth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9145 (Nov. 23, 2021) (Ex. TX-067)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Middle District), J-86-2021, Corman v. Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, No. 83 MAP 2021 (Pa. Dec. 23, 2021) (opinion following the per curiam affirmance of Dec. 10, 2021) (Ex. PA-045)
Supreme Court of Oklahoma (Kauger, J., for the Court), Ho v. Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, L.L.C., 2021 OK 68, 507 P.3d 673, Case No. 119,752 (Dec. 14, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OK-019)
California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Published opinion: See's Candies, Inc. v. Superior Court (Ek), No. B312241 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 21, 2021), 73 Cal.App.5th 66 (Ex. DUT-CA-019)
Circuit Judge Daniel Green (judgment of Nov. 22, 2021), as reported by the Missouri Independent, Judgment in Robinson et al. v. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (Cole County Cir. Ct. Nov. 22, 2021) (secondary-source record) [POST-PERIOD] (Ex. MET-STL-095)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Standing Order 21-11 (Dec. 29, 2021) (Ex. FED-309)
Presiding Judge, General Order No. 2021-41 Re: Restoration of Court Clerk's Office Hours (Dec. 22, 2021) (Ex. MET-RIV-049)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Supreme Court Order No. 22-8500-001 (Jan. 4, 2022) (Ex. NM-072)
Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas, Abbott v. Harris County, No. 03-21-00429-CV, 641 S.W.3d 514 (Tex. App.-Austin Jan. 6, 2022) (opinion affirming temporary injunction) (Ex. MET-HOU-060)
Twentieth Judicial District, Index of Administrative Orders (updated January 21, 2022) (Jan. 21, 2022) (Ex. MET-DEN-071)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Thacker, J.), Disability Rights South Carolina v. McMaster, No. 21-2070, 24 F.4th 893 (4th Cir. Jan. 25, 2022) (Ex. SC-043)
Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court), Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022) (Ex. DUT-IA-017)
Hamilton County Courts, Press release: Expiration of Courthouse Mask Mandate (Feb. 24, 2022) (Ex. MET-CIN-027)
Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawaii (published opinion), For Our Rights v. Ige, No. CAAP-21-0000024, Opinion of the Court (Haw. Ct. App. Feb. 25, 2022) (for publication) (Ex. DUT-HI-016)
Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, Public Notice re Face Coverings Not Required (March 4, 2022) (Mar. 4, 2022) (Ex. MET-RIV-070)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California and Chair of the Judicial Council, Statewide Order by the Chief Justice of California and Chair of the Judicial Council, March 3, 2022 (rescinding remaining provisions of the statewide orders of March 23, March 30, April 29 and June 10, 2020) (Mar. 3, 2022) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-046)
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Chief Administrative Law Judge Covette Rooney, Secretary of Labor v. Ariana Murrell-Rosario d/b/a Liberty Tax Service, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0432, Decision and Order (June 6, 2022) (Ex. DUT-FED-073)
Court of Appeals of Georgia (Doyle, P.J., with Reese, J., and Senior Appellate Judge Phipps), Arbor Management Services, LLC v. Hendrix, No. A22A0068 (Ga. Ct. App. June 22, 2022) (Ex. DUT-GA-017)
Supreme Court of Wisconsin, Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63 (Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382) (decided July 8, 2022) (Ex. MET-MKE-027)
Wisconsin Supreme Court, Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63, Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382, ¶¶ 1-2 (July 8, 2022) (Ex. WI-024)
Court of Appeals of North Carolina, Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., 2022-NCCOA-524, No. COA21-428 (N.C. Ct. App. Aug. 2, 2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-018)
Eleventh Circuit (William Pryor, C.J.), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. v. State Surgeon General, No. 21-12729 (11th Cir. Oct. 6, 2022) (published opinion) (Ex. SEC-06-008)
Wyoming Supreme Court (Chief Justice Kate M. Fox), Order Terminating COVID-19 Temporary and Emergency Orders (Jan. 23, 2023) (Ex. WY-062)
Oregon Court of Appeals, JGB Enterprises, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 325 Or App 326, 529 P3d 262 (Apr. 19, 2023) (A176066): judicial review affirming a default order suspending a Lane County saloon's liquor license for 38 days for violating EO 20-66 and OHA guidance 'that qualified as public health laws' during Extreme Risk (Jan. 4-Feb. 20, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OR-017)
Michigan Court of Appeals (Boonstra, P.J., and Gadola and Yates, JJ.; opinion by Gadola, J.), on appeal from the Court of Claims, No. 21-000075-MM, T & V Associates, Inc. v. Director of Health and Human Services, No. 361727 (Mich. Ct. App. June 29, 2023) (for publication) (Ex. DUT-MI-019)
Supreme Court of Texas (Opinion by Justice Blacklock), Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 21-1080 (Tex. June 30, 2023) (vacating the court of appeals' judgment and dissolving the temporary injunction) (Ex. MET-DFW-097)
Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.), Abbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023) (opinion reversing and dissolving the temporary injunction) (Ex. MET-HOU-061)
Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.), Opinion, Greg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and Bexar County, No. 21-1079, vacating the court of appeals' judgment and dissolving the temporary injunction (June 30, 2023) (Ex. MET-SAT-075)
Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.; Lehrmann, J., concurring), Opinion, Greg Abbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023), holding the Disaster Act authorized GA-38's prohibition of local mask requirements (Ex. MET-SAT-076)
Supreme Court of California (Corrigan, J., for a unanimous court), Opinion: Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc., No. S274191 (Cal. July 6, 2023), 14 Cal.5th 993 (Ex. DUT-CA-020)
Supreme Court of Ohio, Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine, 173 Ohio St.3d 59, 2023-Ohio-2577 (decided Aug. 1, 2023) (Ex. OH-091)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (published opinion; Hurwitz, J., concurring), Published opinion (Dec. 8, 2023) (Ex. DUT-AZ-019)
Supreme Court of Montana (Gustafson, J.), Stand Up Montana v. Missoula County Public Schools, 2023 MT 240, No. DA 23-0046 (Mont. Dec. 12, 2023) (Ex. DUT-MT-019)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Kamins, J., with Tookey, P.J., and Egan, J.); review denied by the Oregon Supreme Court, Along Came Trudy LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 330 Or App 295, 543 P3d 751 (Jan. 24, 2024), rev den, 372 Or 588 (July 18, 2024) (A178679; OLCC21V003): judicial review affirming cancellation of a Lane County restaurant and event venue's liquor license for three violations of EO 20-66 (indoor dining while prohibited) (Ex. DUT-OR-016)
Supreme Court of Minnesota (Moore, III, J.; Anderson, J., concurring; Procaccini, J., took no part), Snell v. Walz, No. A21-0626 (Minn. May 10, 2024), 6 N.W.3d 458 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-018)
Supreme Court of Delaware (Seitz, C.J.; Valihura, Traynor, LeGrow and Griffiths, JJ., en banc), Opinion, In re COVID-Related Restrictions on Religious Services, No. 354, 2023 (Del. Aug. 1, 2024) (affirming the Court of Chancery, C.A. No. 2021-1036, and the Superior Court, C.A. No. N23C-01-123) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-012)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., No. 280PA22 (N.C. Aug. 23, 2024), affirming 284 N.C. App. 665 (2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-017)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.), Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66) (Ex. DUT-OR-018)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024) (Ex. DUT-NC-019)
