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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-SAT-069	In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the TROIn re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, No. 21-0687 (stay order)	Supreme Court of Texas	Supreme Court of TexasCourt	Aug. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. TX-044	Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0686 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (Dallas County mask order)Order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Dallas County temporary restraining order of August 10, 2021	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Aug. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-045	Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (City of San Antonio and Bexar County mask order)Order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Bexar County temporary restraining order of August 10, 2021	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Aug. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-041	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 employeesRelease announcing universal masking in all State court facilities from Aug. 16, 2021 and weekly testing of unvaccinated judicial employees…	Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz ('as administrative head of all state courts')	Delaware Judiciary (statewide)Court	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-062	Administrative Order of August 11, 2021 (universal masking in judicial facilities; weekly testing of unvaccinated judicial officers and employees)Q3 2021 Delta-wave order: face masks for all persons entering any judicial facility regardless of vaccination status from Aug. 16, 2021…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. HI-068	Order Postponing Jury Trials, SCMF-20-0000152Order postponing all jury trials statewide to dates after October 4, 2021 (Aug. 16, 2021)	Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald	HawaiiCourt	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SC-040	Creswick v. University of South Carolina, Op. No. 28053Declaratory judgment that Proviso 117.190 does not prohibit a universal mask mandate at a public institution of higher learning	Supreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction)	South CarolinaCourt	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-053	Amended Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety ProtocolsAmended Order Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols	Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer	Harris County, Texas (all courthouses)Court	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. WA-095	Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-669In the Matter of COVID-19 Vaccinations (judicial branch employees)	Supreme Court of Washington	WashingtonCourt	Aug. 18, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public officesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-070	Order granting Appellees' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Order to Maintain Temporary Injunction in Effect Pending Disposition of Interlocutory Appeal, No. 04-21-00342-CVGreg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and County of Bexar, No. 04-21-00342-CV, Order of August 19, 2021	Fourth Court of Appeals (Rios, Watkins, Rodriguez, JJ.)	Fourth Court of Appeals, San AntonioCourt	Aug. 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MD-092	Administrative Order on COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Judiciary Personnel in Courthouses and Judicial Branch Facilities (Aug. 20, 2021)Administrative Order on COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Judiciary Personnel in Courthouses and Judicial Branch Facilities	Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of Maryland	MarylandCourt	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-STL-093	Preliminary injunction of Aug. 20, 2021 in State ex rel. Schmitt v. Page, No. 21SL-CC03334 (secondary-source record)Judge bars St. Louis County from enforcing mask mandate (Missouri Lawyers Media, Aug. 20, 2021)	Circuit Judge Ellen (Nellie) Ribaudo (preliminary injunction), as reported by Missouri Lawyers Media	St. Louis County Circuit Court (21st Judicial Circuit), MissouriCourt	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KY-055	Cameron v. Beshear, No. 2021-SC-0107-I (Ky. Aug. 21, 2021)Opinion affirming in part, reversing in part and remanding with instructions to dissolve the Franklin Circuit Court's temporary injunction…	Supreme Court of Kentucky (VanMeter, J., for the Court)	KentuckyCourt	Aug. 21, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AL-064	Administrative Order No. 13: Declaring a Temporary State of Emergency and Authorizing the Use of Audio/Video Technologies in Place of In-Person ProceedingsSecond judicial state of emergency (Delta wave); rules impeding audio-video proceedings superseded from August 23 to November 29, 2021	Supreme Court of Alabama	AlabamaCourt	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ORL-047	Administrative Order No. 2020-06-12Amended Temporary Order Governing Trial Court Proceedings (temporary modification limiting public access to court facilities; face masks…	Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr.	Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Orange and Osceola Counties)Court	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. NM-066	Supreme Court Order No. 21-8500-021 with Amended Emergency Court ProtocolsIn the Matter of the Amendment of the New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency Protocols (reinstating face mask requirements; regular…	Supreme Court of New Mexico (M. Vigil, C.J.)	New MexicoCourt	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-KC-082	Butler v. Shawnee Mission School District (Johnson County District Court, judgment July 2021) and the Kansas Supreme Court's stay order of Aug. 24, 2021Judgment holding SB 40's expedited-review provisions unconstitutional; stay pending appeal restoring SB 40	Johnson County District Court (Judge David Hauber); Kansas Supreme Court (Chief Justice Marla Luckert)	Kansas (Johnson County District Court; Kansas Supreme Court)Court	Aug. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAT-071	In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0720, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Fourth Court's August 19, 2021 orderIn re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, No. 21-0720 (stay order)	Supreme Court of Texas	Supreme Court of TexasCourt	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-13-018	Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services, 594 U.S. 758 (2021) (per curiam)On Application to Vacate Stay	Supreme Court of the United States	United StatesCourt	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-006	Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services, No. 21A23, 594 U.S. ___ (per curiam)On application to vacate stay	Supreme Court of the United States	United StatesCourt	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. TN-051	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting BusinessOrder Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting Business	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TX-046	Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0720 (Tex. Aug. 26, 2021) (Fourth Court of Appeals' order maintaining the Bexar County temporary injunction)Order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Fourth Court of Appeals' Rule 29.3 order of August 19, 2021	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-007	Administrative Order No. 2021-01Policies for Remote (Virtual) Proceedings	Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley	United States Tax CourtCourt	Aug. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-013	Press release: Fall 2021 trial sessions to be conducted remotely; AO 2021-01 (Aug. 27, 2021)Press Release: Fall 2021 trial sessions remote; in-person proceedings expected Winter 2022 Term	United States Tax Court	United States Tax CourtCourt	Aug. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-077	Administrative Order 2021-14, extending Administrative Order 2021-13 through October 31, 2021 (Aug. 27, 2021)Administrative Order 2021-14: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Through October 31, 2021	Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore and Chief Judge Elaine D. Kaplan	Federal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims (National Courts Building)Court	Aug. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Business closureFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testing	Primary source read

Supreme Court of Texas, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the TRO (Aug. 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-069)
Supreme Court of Texas, Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0686 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (Dallas County mask order) (Ex. TX-044)
Supreme Court of Texas, Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (City of San Antonio and Bexar County mask order) (Ex. TX-045)
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 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 Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Postponing Jury Trials, SCMF-20-0000152 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. HI-068)
Supreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction), Creswick v. University of South Carolina, Op. No. 28053 (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. SC-040)
Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer, Amended Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-053)
Supreme Court of Washington, Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-669 (Aug. 18, 2021) (Ex. WA-095)
Fourth Court of Appeals (Rios, Watkins, Rodriguez, JJ.), Order granting Appellees' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Order to Maintain Temporary Injunction in Effect Pending Disposition of Interlocutory Appeal, No. 04-21-00342-CV (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-070)
Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of Maryland, Administrative Order on COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Judiciary Personnel in Courthouses and Judicial Branch Facilities (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. MD-092)
Circuit Judge Ellen (Nellie) Ribaudo (preliminary injunction), as reported by Missouri Lawyers Media, Preliminary injunction of Aug. 20, 2021 in State ex rel. Schmitt v. Page, No. 21SL-CC03334 (secondary-source record) (Ex. MET-STL-093)
Supreme Court of Kentucky (VanMeter, J., for the Court), Cameron v. Beshear, No. 2021-SC-0107-I (Ky. Aug. 21, 2021) (Ex. KY-055)
Supreme Court of Alabama, Administrative Order No. 13: Declaring a Temporary State of Emergency and Authorizing the Use of Audio/Video Technologies in Place of In-Person Proceedings (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. AL-064)
Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr, Administrative Order No. 2020-06-12 (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-ORL-047)
Supreme Court of New Mexico (M. Vigil, C.J.), Supreme Court Order No. 21-8500-021 with Amended Emergency Court Protocols (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. NM-066)
Johnson County District Court (Judge David Hauber); Kansas Supreme Court (Chief Justice Marla Luckert), Butler v. Shawnee Mission School District (Johnson County District Court, judgment July 2021) and the Kansas Supreme Court's stay order of Aug. 24, 2021 (Ex. MET-KC-082)
Supreme Court of Texas, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0720, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Fourth Court's August 19, 2021 order (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-071)
Supreme Court of the United States, Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services, 594 U.S. 758 (2021) (per curiam) (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. SEC-13-018)
Supreme Court of the United States, Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services, No. 21A23, 594 U.S. ___ (per curiam) (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. SEC-14-006)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting Business (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. TN-051)
Supreme Court of Texas, Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0720 (Tex. Aug. 26, 2021) (Fourth Court of Appeals' order maintaining the Bexar County temporary injunction) (Ex. TX-046)
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)
Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore and Chief Judge Elaine D. Kaplan, Administrative Order 2021-14, extending Administrative Order 2021-13 through October 31, 2021 (Aug. 27, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-077)

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