Supreme Court of Oregon, Shahtout v. Emco Garbage Co., 298 Or 598, 695 P2d 897 (Feb. 12, 1985) (SC S30764): the standing Oregon rule on governmental safety requirements as the standard of care (negligence per se where the requirement is enacted by the legislature or promulgated under delegated authority for general public safety; a workplace safety rule protecting a class that includes the plaintiff is admissible and 'may' be taken into account by the trier of fact in deciding due care) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-019)
Supreme Court of Ohio (per curiam; No. 86-1793), Court decision (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-017)
Supreme Court of South Carolina (per curiam; certified question under Supreme Court Rule 46 from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina), Whitlaw v. Kroger Co., 306 S.C. 51, 410 S.E.2d 251 (S.C. 1991) (heard Jan. 7, 1991; decided Oct. 14, 1991) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-020)
Supreme Court of Mississippi (Smith, P.J., for the Court), Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. Travis, 808 So. 2d 928 (Miss. 2002), No. 2000-IA-01074-SCT (Feb. 28, 2002) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MS-013)
Supreme Court of Mississippi, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. v. Armond, 866 So. 2d 1092 (Miss. 2004), No. 2003-IA-00398-SCT (Feb. 19, 2004) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MS-014)
Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc (Breckenridge, C.J.; Stith, Draper and Russell, JJ., concurring; Fischer, J., concurring in result; Wilson and Teitelman, JJ., in separate opinions), Peters v. Wady Industries, Inc., 489 S.W.3d 784 (Mo. banc 2016), No. SC94442, opinion issued June 7, 2016 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MO-010)
United States Tax Court (Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley), Public Affairs Office, Press release cancelling trial sessions (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-009)
Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme Court, Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (No. S-20-247) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-007)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076)
Presiding Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit, Administrative Order 2020-059 (Amended) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-KC-051)
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)
Presiding Judge Robin J. Houwman, Second Judicial Circuit, Standing Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Safety Measures (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SD-047)
Supreme Court of Illinois, M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. IL-062)
Supreme Court of New Mexico (Nakamura, C.J.), Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-002 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. NM-004)
Presiding Judge Michael W. Day, Fourth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order #2 Re: COVID-19 Pandemic Response (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SD-059)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0010-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - workers' compensation issues (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-043)
Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme Court, Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (second order) (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-008)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting), In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772 (Ex. DUT-TX-021)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensation (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045)
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 Eastern District of Missouri (Clark, J.), SH3 Health Consulting, LLC v. Page, No. 4:20-cv-00605-SRC, Doc. 27 (E.D. Mo. May 8, 2020) (Memorandum and Order denying temporary restraining order), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 1212 (Ex. DUT-MO-014)
United States District Judge Raag Singhal, Court decision: Henry v. DeSantis, No. 9:20-cv-80729-AHS, Doc. 9 (S.D. Fla. May 11, 2020), reported at 461 F. Supp. 3d 1244 (Ex. DUT-FL-014)
State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan (plaintiff); Rutland Superior Court (temporary restraining order); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), May 15, 2020, State of Vermont v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division, filed May 15, 2020): complaint for preliminary injunction and civil penalties; temporary restraining order granted May 15, 2020 (Ex. DUT-VT-018)
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)
Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge, Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 2:20-cv-00176-LEW, ECF No. 20 (D. Me. May 29, 2020), reported at 463 F. Supp. 3d 22 (Ex. DUT-ME-011)
Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice Kristina Pickering (joint order), Administrative Order 20-17 (All Court Operations in Response to COVID-19) (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-014)
Kansas Supreme Court, Administrative Order 2020-PR-062 (June 11, 2020) (Ex. KS-065)
United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Otake, J, Order Denying Plaintiffs' Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause Why Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue, Carmichael v. Ige, Civil No. 20-00273 JAO-WRP, ECF No. 47 (D. Haw. July 2, 2020) (Ex. DUT-HI-015)
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)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Richardson, J.), The Local Spot, Inc. v. Lee, No. 3:20-cv-00421, Doc. 59 (M.D. Tenn. July 14, 2020) (order refusing temporary restraining order) (Ex. DUT-TN-018)
Superior Court for the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District at Anchorage (Eric A. Aarseth, Superior Court Judge), Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Injunction, Municipality of Anchorage v. Kriner's Diner, LLC, et al., No. 3AN-20-07394 CI (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AK-009)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Feldman, J.), 4 Aces Enterprises, LLC v. Edwards, No. 20-2150, Order and Reasons (E.D. La. Aug. 17, 2020) (Doc. 50) (Ex. LA-075)
Judge Robert Mello, Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division (decision of September 2020); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), September 30, 2020, State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. / Manovill v. State of Vermont, Scott and Donovan (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): decision granting the State's motion to dismiss the gym owner's constitutional and takings claims (19 pages, week of September 28, 2020) (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VT-019)
Hon. Brian M. Cogan, U.S.D.J, Columbus Ale House, Inc. v. Cuomo, No. 1:20-cv-04291-BMC, Doc. 20 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 16, 2020) (memorandum decision and order denying preliminary injunction against the midnight closing rule for New York City food service establishments) (Ex. DUT-NY-019)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Supreme Court of New Mexico (M. Vigil, C.J.), Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-042 (amending Emergency Court Protocols Nos. 1, 2 and 3) (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. NM-045)
Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson, U.S. District Court, S.D. Ind, Order on Motion to Remand and Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief, Bar Indy LLC v. City of Indianapolis, No. 1:20-cv-02482-JMS-DML, Doc. 33 (S.D. Ind. Dec. 22, 2020) (43 pages) (Ex. DUT-IN-009)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (published opinion), Big Tyme Investments, L.L.C. v. Edwards, No. 20-30526 c/w No. 20-30537 (5th Cir. Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. DUT-LA-014)
Barron, Circuit Judge, for a panel with Selya, Circuit Judge, Opinion, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 20-1559 (1st Cir. Jan. 14, 2021), 985 F.3d 153 (Ex. DUT-ME-012)
State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan; Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (settlement filed for court approval January 15, 2021); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), January 15, 2021, State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): settlement filed January 15, 2021 (agreement to comply with the Governor's executive order; $1,000 payment) (Jan. 15, 2021) (Ex. DUT-VT-020)
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 Arkansas, In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic / Vaccine Eligibility (per curiam, Mar. 4, 2021) (Ex. AR-027)
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)
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 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)
California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (Robie, J., with Hull and Mauro, JJ.), Published opinion: Newsom v. Superior Court (Gallagher), No. C093006 (Cal. Ct. App. May 5, 2021), 63 Cal.App.5th 1099 (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-018)
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)
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)
Judge Steven D. Merryday, Order granting preliminary injunction, Florida v. Becerra, No. 8:21-cv-839-SDM-AAS, Doc. 91 (M.D. Fla. June 18, 2021) (Ex. SEC-06-009)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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 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, 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)
