Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office), COVID-19 Announcements page: the Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice (announced Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-025)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-021)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-014)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator), Administrative Order No. 49 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. VT-049)
Kansas Supreme Court (Chief Justice Marla Luckert), Administrative Order 2020-PR-016 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. KS-060)
Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, General Division, Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-029)
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)
Michigan Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-14 (May 6, 2020) (Ex. MI-025)
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)
Chief Judge Sharon Prost, Administrative Order 2020-02, 'Conducting Oral Arguments' (May 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-072)
Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Chief Judge Ivy S. Bernhardson), Administrative Order re Hennepin County District Courthouse Access (Transitional Phase) (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-054)
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)
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Administrative and Presiding Judge Brendan J. Sheehan), Court of Common Pleas COVID-19 page (Justice Center building access, health screening, face coverings, courtroom caps, jury-trial suspension) as of July 1, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLE-013)
Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley, United States Tax Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-02 (May 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-005)
United States Tax Court, Press release announcing remote proceedings (May 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-014)
Chief Judges of the Superior, State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County (Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court), Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings (June 11, 2020), adopted as an Order of the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 12, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-020)
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Protocol Order During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (June 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-041)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-025 with attached New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency Protocols (Emergency Court Protocols Nos. 1-3) (July 6, 2020) (Ex. NM-025)
Supreme Court of Washington, Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-631 (June 18, 2020) (Ex. WA-092)
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Browning, J.), Legacy Church, Inc. v. Kunkel, No. CIV 20-0327 JB/SCY, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 80 (D.N.M. July 13, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-014)
Supreme Court of Hawaii (Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama and McKenna, JJ., and ICA Chief Judge Ginoza; Wilson, J., concurring separately), Order Regarding the September 2020 Bar Exam in Light of COVID-19, SCMF-12-0000538 (provisional admission without written examination, expiring July 1, 2022, as an alternative to sitting for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam) (July 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-071)
Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge, Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, Savage v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00165-LEW, ECF No. 26 (D. Me. Aug. 7, 2020), reported at 478 F. Supp. 3d 16 (Ex. DUT-ME-014)
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)
Illinois Appellate Court, Second District (Justice Zenoff, with Justices Hutchinson and Brennan), Fox Fire Tavern, LLC v. Pritzker, 2020 IL App (2d) 200623 (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-010)
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)
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)
National Conference of Bar Examiners, July 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: jurisdiction announcements (last updated May 18, 2021) recording the courts' and boards' orders that the July 2021 examination be administered remotely (AZ Apr. 14; CA Feb. 26; CO Mar. 10; CT Feb. 11; DE Mar. 15; DC Feb. 10; FL Apr. 12; GA Mar. 24; IL Mar. 1; IN Mar. 30; IA Mar. 11; KY Feb. 23; LA Apr. 8; ME Apr. 26; MD Feb. 26; MA Feb. 17; MI Apr. 21; NH Mar. 3; NJ Mar. 11; NY Mar. 5; NC Mar. 22; OH Mar. 3; PA Feb. 12; RI Apr. 9; TN Feb. 16; UT Mar. 19; VT Mar. 8; VI; WA Mar. 5; WI) and Oregon's in-person plan (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-062)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Lujan Grisham v. Romero, 2021-NMSC-009, 483 P.3d 545, No. S-1-SC-38396 (N.M. Feb. 15, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-013)
Supreme Court of Washington, Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-658 (Feb. 19, 2021) (Ex. WA-094)
Supreme Court of Washington, Order No. 25700-B-661, Order Authorizing Remote Examinations for the July 2021 Legal Licensing Examinations (Mar. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-020)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings (Mar. 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-051)
Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.), Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021) (Ex. DUT-CT-011)
Chief Judge, 7th Judicial District, Administrative Order 2021-05 (Apr. 5, 2021) (Ex. CO-086)
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)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering Requirements (May 14, 2021) (Ex. TN-050)
Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz, Release: Delaware Courts move to Phase 3 of reopening plan, restart jury trials June 1; Chief Justice extends judicial emergency to July 2, 2021 (May 26, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-029)
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)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2021-073 (May 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-004)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2021-075 (May 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-013)
Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge, Temporary Amendment to Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Order of Court of May 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-PIT-032)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 21 (extension of the judicial emergency effective June 3, 2021; Phase 3 from June 1, 2021) (May 26, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-060)
Utah Supreme Court and Utah Judicial Council, Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (June 3, 2021) (Ex. UT-050)
Supreme Court of South Carolina, Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended June 15, 2021) (2021-06-15-01) (Ex. SC-054)
Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore, Administrative Order 2021-10, 'Modifying Court Operations' (June 22, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-075)
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Protocols for In-Person Arguments (June 22, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-078)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Supreme Court Order No. 21-8500-015 (amending PHE Protocols Nos. 1 and 2) (June 29, 2021) (Ex. NM-059)
State Court Administrator (Administrative Directive No. PG-13 as amended July 6, 2021), Memorandum to the bar, Changes to Administrative Directive Regarding Court Operations (PG-13 amended July 6, 2021) (Ex. VT-059)
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)
Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2021-109 (July 14, 2021) (Ex. AZ-059)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2021-104 (July 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-014)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2021-103 (July 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-025)
Court of Common Pleas for the State of Delaware (New Castle County), Memorandum Regarding Jury Trial Proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas in New Castle County (July 23, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-042)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Twelfth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 21MS000275 (July 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-042)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2021-112 (July 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-015)
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Colloton, J., joined by Kelly and Stras, JJ.), Hawse v. Page, No. 20-1960 (8th Cir. July 30, 2021), reported at 7 F.4th 685 (Ex. DUT-MO-015)
Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court of Fulton County, Local Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit (July 2021), as amended Aug. 2, 2021 (AMENDED_ORDER_DECLARING_JUDICIAL_EMERGENCY_080221.pdf) (July 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-ATL-052)
Bexar County Local Administrative Judge, Special Order of the Bexar County Local Administrative Judge suspending in-person jury service (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-063)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Thirteenth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-046)
Supreme Court of Kentucky (Minton, C.J.), Administrative Order 2021-27 (Amended) (Aug. 9, 2021) (Ex. KY-058)
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-079)
Utah Supreme Court (Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant) and Utah Court of Appeals (Presiding Judge Michele Christiansen Forster), Order Suspending In-Person Oral Arguments and Meetings Through September 30, 2021 (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. UT-052)
Supreme Court of Virginia, Twenty-Sixth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. VA-041)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Postponing Jury Trials, SCMF-20-0000152 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. HI-068)
Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr, Administrative Order No. 2020-06-12 (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-ORL-047)
Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley, Administrative Order No. 2021-01 (Aug. 27, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-007)
United States Tax Court, Press release: Fall 2021 trial sessions to be conducted remotely; AO 2021-01 (Aug. 27, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-013)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals Court Operations Order (August 31, 2021) (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. DC-061)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated September 1, 2021) (Sept. 1, 2021) (Ex. VT-061)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Updated Amended Standing Order 21-04 (Sept. 3, 2021) (Ex. FED-307)
Utah Supreme Court and Utah Judicial Council, Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (September 17, 2021) (Sept. 17, 2021) (Ex. UT-053)
Supreme Court of Virginia, Twenty-Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency (Sept. 20, 2021) (Ex. VA-042)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, First Extension of Order Postponing Jury Trials, SCMF-20-0000152 (Sept. 29, 2021) (Ex. HI-069)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating Plan (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-054)
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)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court Sixth Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-079)
