| 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 | |
| Ex. IA-056 | Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (face coverings)Order requiring all people entering court-controlled areas statewide to wear a face covering regardless of vaccination status | Iowa Supreme Court | Iowa (all State courts)Court | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-CLE-035 | Administrative Order of Aug. 27, 2021: SCOTUS Vacates CDC Eviction Moratorium; Housing Court's Process for Lifting CDC StaysIn re: SCOTUS Vacates CDC Eviction Moratorium -- Housing Court's Process for Lifting CDC Stays | Cleveland Municipal Court, Housing Division (Administrative Judge W. Mona Scott) | City of Cleveland, OhioCourt | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Courts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SC-056 | Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended August 27, 2021) (2021-08-27-01)Complete revision of the trial-court order; mitigation measures left to the Chief Justice; ninety-day term | Supreme Court of South Carolina | South CarolinaCourt | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Courts and public officesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-12-023 | Administrative Order No. 2021-01Policies for Remote (Virtual) Proceedings | United States Tax Court (Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley) | United StatesCourt | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-12-088 | Press release of Aug. 27, 2021 (issuing Administrative Order 2021-01)Fall 2021 trial sessions to be conducted remotely; in-person proceedings expected from the Winter 2022 term | United States Tax Court | United StatesCourt | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PIT-037 | Fifth Judicial District Request for Emergency Judicial Order (August 26, 2021): extension of the judicial emergency through October 1, 2021In re: Fifth Judicial District Request for Emergency Judicial Order (Aug. 26, 2021) | Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge (request to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, No. 23 WM 2020) | Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court | Aug. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AK-060 | Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8322Special Order 8322, Update regarding COVID-19 and Civil Jury Trials (all in-person civil jury trials suspended until November 1, 2021) | Chief Justice Daniel E. Winfree | Alaska (statewide courts)Court | Aug. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-CLE-026 | Order Regarding Vaccination Requirement for All Staff (Journal Entry)In re: Order Regarding Vaccination Requirement for All Staff | Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas (General Division; joined by the Probate Division) | Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt | Aug. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DC-061 | Court of Appeals Court Operations Order (August 31, 2021)Order addressing court operations through December 31, 2021 | District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief Judge | District of ColumbiaCourt | Aug. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PIT-040 | 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, 2021In re: Resumption of Normal Court Operations, No. AD-21-128-PJ | Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge | Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court | Aug. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Telework mandateCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. VT-060 | 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)Courthouse health screening, universal visitor masking, distancing, denial of entry, employee protocols | State Court Administrator | VermontCourt | Sept. 1, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. VT-061 | Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated September 1, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to November 1, 2021; limited-entry courthouses with remote-only hearings | Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar) | VermontCourt | Sept. 1, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. SC-041 | Wilson ex rel. State v. City of Columbia, Op. No. 28056, 863 S.E.2d 456 (S.C. 2021)Proviso 1.108 upheld; Columbia Ordinances 2021-068 and 2021-069 declared void insofar as they mandate masks in K-12 public schools | Supreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction) | South CarolinaCourt | Sept. 2, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-307 | Updated Amended Standing Order 21-04In re: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (Updated Amended, Sept. 3, 2021) | Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson | United States District Court for the District of New JerseyCourt | Sept. 3, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BNA-084 | 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)Fee order reciting the Shelby County school-mask injunction history (TRO September 3, 2021; preliminary injunction September 17, 2021… | Hon. Sheryl H. Lipman, United States District Judge | Shelby County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee)Court | Nov. 7, 2023 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. TN-086 | G.S. ex rel. Schwaigert v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552, 2021 WL 4057812 (W.D. Tenn. Sept. 3, 2021) (temporary restraining order)Temporary restraining order enjoining enforcement of Executive Order No. 84 in Shelby County | United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Lipman, J.) | Tennessee (Shelby County)Court | Sept. 3, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. ECO-C-136 | General Order 21-15COVID-19 health and safety protocols for court employees, externs and on-site contractors in response to the Delta variant (differential… | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona | United States (D. Ariz.)Court | Sept. 2, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |