Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.), Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-020)
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.), Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders) (Ex. DUT-MD-017)
Supreme Court of Alabama (Bolin, J.), Munza v. Ivey, No. 1200003 (Ala. Mar. 19, 2021), 334 So. 3d 211 (Ex. DUT-AL-020)
Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam), Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part) (Ex. DUT-KS-020)
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)
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)
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)
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)
State Court Administrator Patricia Gabel, Memorandum to the Vermont Bar, Update on COVID-19 Pandemic Measures (June 18, 2021) (Ex. VT-058)
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (amended effective April 22, 2021; entered nunc pro tunc April 27, 2021) (Apr. 27, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-034)
United States District Court, M.D. Ala. (Watkins, J.), Case v. Ivey, No. 2:20-cv-777-WKW, Doc. 54 (M.D. Ala. June 1, 2021) (Memorandum and Opinion Order) (Ex. DUT-AL-021)
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)
Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General (Michelle S. Kallen and Toby J. Heytens), for Governor Northam and State Health Commissioner Oliver, Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va.), Document 13 (filed July 8, 2020), 35 pages (Ex. DUT-VA-019)
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 New Mexico (Vigil, J., for a unanimous Court), Grisham v. Reeb, 2021-NMSC-006, 480 P.3d 852, No. S-1-SC-38336 (N.M. Nov. 5, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-012)
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)
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.), Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 71 (D. Md. Nov. 18, 2020) (granting the motion to dismiss the amended complaint) (Ex. DUT-MD-018)
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)
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)
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)
Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice James W. Hardesty, Administrative Order 21-01 (Extending the 'Pause' in Response to COVID-19) (Jan. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-LAS-016)
Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell), Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-06 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. RI-080)
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Roberts v. Neace, No. 20-5465, 958 F.3d 409 (per curiam) (May 9, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-010)
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)
Utah Supreme Court and Utah Judicial Council, Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (June 3, 2021) (Ex. UT-050)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. HI-035)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. HI-067)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Postponing Jury Trials, SCMF-20-0000152 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. HI-068)
Kansas Supreme Court, Administrative Order 2020-PR-076 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. KS-066)
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)
Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell, after consultation with the Chief Justice, Administrative Order 20-13 (Court Operations in Response to COVID-19) (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-012)
Supreme Court of the State of Montana (by the Chief Justice), Order, In the Matter of the Statewide Response by Montana State Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MT-056)
Supreme Court of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, SCAD 2020-29, Second Emergency Joint Order (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. OK-050)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak, 982 F.3d 1228 (9th Cir. Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-006)
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Agudath Israel of America v. Cuomo; Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, Nos. 20-3572, 20-3590, 983 F.3d 620 (Dec. 28, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-026)
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Commonwealth ex rel. Danville Christian Academy, Inc. v. Beshear, No. 20-6341, 981 F.3d 505 (Nov. 29, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-032)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency, Suspension of Jury Trials, and Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings (Jan. 15, 2021) (Ex. TN-048)
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)
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)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (Alley, C.J.), State of Texas v. El Paso County, No. 08-20-00226-CV (Tex. App.—El Paso Nov. 13, 2020) (corrected opinion) (reviewing El Paso County Emergency Order No. 13 of Oct. 29, 2020, extended by Order No. 14 to Dec. 1, 2020) (Ex. TX-047)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-021)
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-07: COVID-19 Emergency Measures, Modification of Operations (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-033)
Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz ('as administrative head of all state courts'), Release: Delaware Courts to restore mask mandate on Monday, August 16, 2021 to combat the COVID-19 Delta variant; Chief Justice also orders mandatory weekly COVID testing for all unvaccinated court employees (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-041)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court Facilities (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order of August 11, 2021 (universal masking in judicial facilities; weekly testing of unvaccinated judicial officers and employees) (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-062)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court Seventh Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (entered July 1, 2021, effective July 12, 2021; amended Dec. 31, 2021 and Jan. 24, 2022) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-080)
Supreme Court of Arkansas, Hickey v. McClane, No. CV-21-421, Formal Order (Ark. Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. AR-081)
Hon. Daniel D. Domenico, U.S. District Judge, Order Denying Plaintiff's Request for Preliminary Injunction, Lawrence v. Colorado, No. 1:20-cv-00862-DDD-SKC, ECF No. 19 (Apr. 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-CO-012)
United States District Court, D. Conn. (Shea, J.), Amato v. Elicker, No. 3:20-cv-464 (MPS), ECF No. 32, Ruling on Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (D. Conn. May 19, 2020), reported at 460 F. Supp. 3d 202 (Ex. DUT-CT-007)
Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge, Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273 (Ex. DUT-ME-013)
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 Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (May 28, 2020) (Ex. HI-037)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (July 28, 2020) (Ex. HI-040)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (Dkt. 95) (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. HI-041)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (Aug. 28, 2020) (Ex. HI-059)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. HI-061)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Second Amended Order Regarding Entering Judiciary Facilities, SCMF-20-0000152 (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. HI-062)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. HI-063)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (Apr. 12, 2021) (Ex. HI-064)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (June 7, 2021) (Ex. HI-065)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, First Extension of Order Postponing Jury Trials, SCMF-20-0000152 (Sept. 29, 2021) (Ex. HI-069)
Kansas Supreme Court, Administrative Order 2020-PR-049 (May 1, 2020) (Ex. KS-063)
Kansas Supreme Court, Administrative Order 2020-PR-090 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. KS-067)
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)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell), Joint Administrative Order, No. M200001 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-008)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Judge Luebbers), and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judge Russell), Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M210001 (June 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-CIN-025)
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Court Updates COVID Rules (rules in effect beginning August 5, 2021, until further notice) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-025)
Chief Judge, Second Judicial District, and Presiding Judge, Denver County Court (joint), Amended Joint Order 2020-05 Requiring Face Coverings in Court Facilities (July 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-DEN-060)
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)
Presiding Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit, Administrative Order 2020-073 (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-KC-053)
Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell, Eighth Judicial District Court, with Chief Justice Kristina Pickering, Nevada Supreme Court, Administrative Order 20-01 (In the Matter of the Eighth Judicial District Court's Response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-010)
Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice James W. Hardesty, Administrative Order 21-03 (All Court Operations in Response to COVID-19) (Mar. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-LAS-017)
Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts, COVID 19 Order 2021 - January 12 (Jan. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSY-044)
Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach, Order 2020-013 (COVID-19 Phase III) (Sept. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-069)
President Judge Wallace H. Bateman, Jr, Emergency Order No. 2020-01 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-047)
Presiding Judge (Superior Court of California, County of Riverside), General Order No. 2020-67 Re: Mandatory Facial Coverings and Physical Distancing (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-037)
King County District Court (Presiding Judge), Emergency Administrative Order No. 2-2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-055)
Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in Courthouses (May 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SFO-062)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Nov. 20, 2020) (Ex. MN-046)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020) (Ex. MN-048)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Jan. 21, 2021) (Ex. MN-049)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Mar. 22, 2021) (Ex. MN-051)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Letter of the Chief Justice, May 22, 2020 (Phase Two court practices; eviction guidance) (Ex. MT-059)
Chief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court, Chief Justice Order 20-016 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. OR-018)
Supreme Court of South Carolina, Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (2020-04-03-01) (Ex. SC-047)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01) (Ex. SC-063)
Supreme Court of the United States, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, No. 20A87, 141 S. Ct. 63 (per curiam) (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-001)
Supreme Court of the United States, South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, No. 19A1044, 140 S. Ct. 1613 (May 29, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-002)
Supreme Court of the United States, Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak, No. 19A1070, 140 S. Ct. 2603 (July 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-003)
Supreme Court of the United States, South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, No. 20A136, 141 S. Ct. 716 (Feb. 5, 2021) (Ex. SEC-16-004)
Supreme Court of the United States, Tandon v. Newsom, No. 20A151, 141 S. Ct. 1294 (per curiam) (Apr. 9, 2021) (Ex. SEC-16-005)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, No. 20-56358, 985 F.3d 1128 (Jan. 22, 2021) (Ex. SEC-16-007)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Spell v. Edwards, No. 20-30358, 962 F.3d 175 (June 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-008)
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Maryville Baptist Church, Inc. v. Beshear, No. 20-5427, 957 F.3d 610 (May 2, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-009)
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Easterbrook, J.), Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church v. Pritzker, No. 20-1811, 962 F.3d 341 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-027)
Supreme Court of Kansas, Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765, 310 Kan. 1 (Apr. 11, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-028)
Supreme Court of Oregon, Elkhorn Baptist Church v. Brown, 366 Or. 506, S067736 (June 12, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-031)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Harvest Rock Church, Inc. v. Newsom, No. 20-56357 (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-034)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Tandon v. Newsom, No. 21-15228, 992 F.3d 916 (Mar. 30, 2021) (Ex. SEC-16-035)
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 20-1507, 984 F.3d 21 (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-036)
Supreme Court of the United States, Agudath Israel of America v. Cuomo, No. 20A90 (miscellaneous order) (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-037)
Supreme Court of the United States, Harvest Rock Church v. Newsom, No. 20A94 (miscellaneous order) (Dec. 3, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-038)
Supreme Court of the United States, Robinson v. Murphy, No. 20A95 (miscellaneous order; order list of Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-039)
Supreme Court of the United States, Gateway City Church v. Newsom, No. 20A138 (miscellaneous order) (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. SEC-16-040)
Chief Judge Glenn T. Suddaby, N.D.N.Y, DiMartile v. Cuomo, No. 1:20-CV-0859 (GTS/CFH), Decision and Order granting a preliminary injunction (Doc. 20, Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. SEC-25-012)
Utah Supreme Court and Utah Judicial Council (Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant), Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (May 1, 2020) (Ex. UT-048)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated June 25, 2021) (Ex. VT-057)
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)
Supreme Court of Washington, Supreme Court Amended Order No. 25700-B-607 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. WA-090)
