| Ex. DUT-IA-017 | Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022)Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. d/b/a Tonic Bar, et al. v. Governor Kimberly K. Reynolds and Iowa Department of Public Health - opinion… | Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court) | IowaCourt | Feb. 18, 2022 | 2020 Q32020 Q4 | Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-HI-016 | For Our Rights v. Ige, No. CAAP-21-0000024, Opinion of the Court (Haw. Ct. App. Feb. 25, 2022) (for publication)For Our Rights v. Ige | Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawaii (published opinion) | Hawaii (Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawaii)Court | Feb. 25, 2022 | | Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-FED-073 | Secretary of Labor v. Ariana Murrell-Rosario d/b/a Liberty Tax Service, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0432, Decision and Order (June 6, 2022)Decision and Order, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0432 (Liberty Tax Service, Lynn, Massachusetts) | Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Chief Administrative Law Judge Covette Rooney | United States (Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission)Court | June 6, 2022 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-GA-017 | Arbor Management Services, LLC v. Hendrix, No. A22A0068 (Ga. Ct. App. June 22, 2022)Opinion reversing the denial of a motion to dismiss: negligence claims for a senior-living facility's March 2020 infection-control conduct… | Court of Appeals of Georgia (Doyle, P.J., with Reese, J., and Senior Appellate Judge Phipps) | Georgia (Court of Appeals of Georgia, Third Division)Court | June 22, 2022 | | Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-NC-018 | Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., 2022-NCCOA-524, No. COA21-428 (N.C. Ct. App. Aug. 2, 2022)Opinion: the terms of the June 8, 2020 Abatement Order (close until Order 141 expires or until a plan for 'full compliance with Order 141's… | Court of Appeals of North Carolina | North CarolinaCourt | Aug. 2, 2022 | | Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-OR-017 | 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)JGB Enterprises, LLC, dba Twisted River Saloon, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Respondent | Oregon Court of Appeals | OregonCourt | Apr. 19, 2023 | 2021 Q1 | Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MI-019 | T & V Associates, Inc. v. Director of Health and Human Services, No. 361727 (Mich. Ct. App. June 29, 2023) (for publication)Published opinion on a banquet caterer's challenge to the MDHHS Gatherings and Face Mask Order of March 19, 2021: the orders under MCL… | Michigan Court of Appeals (Boonstra, P.J., and Gadola and Yates, JJ.; opinion by Gadola, J.), on appeal from the Court of Claims, No. 21-000075-MM | MichiganCourt | June 29, 2023 | | Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-CA-020 | Opinion: Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc., No. S274191 (Cal. July 6, 2023), 14 Cal.5th 993Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks: employers 'allowed to continue operations during this time were subject to strict regulations designed to… | Supreme Court of California (Corrigan, J., for a unanimous court) | CaliforniaCourt | July 6, 2023 | | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-AZ-019 | Published opinionMiller v. City of Scottsdale, No. 22-16004 (9th Cir. Dec. 8, 2023) | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (published opinion; Hurwitz, J., concurring) | United States (9th Cir.)Court | Dec. 8, 2023 | 2020 Q2 | Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MT-019 | Stand Up Montana v. Missoula County Public Schools, 2023 MT 240, No. DA 23-0046 (Mont. Dec. 12, 2023)Opinion affirming summary judgment for the Missoula County school districts on the substantive due process challenge to their 2021-22 mask… | Supreme Court of Montana (Gustafson, J.) | MontanaCourt | Dec. 12, 2023 | | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-OR-016 | 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)Along Came Trudy LLC, dba Along Came Trudy, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Respondent | Oregon Court of Appeals (Kamins, J., with Tookey, P.J., and Egan, J.); review denied by the Oregon Supreme Court | OregonCourt | Jan. 24, 2024 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MN-018 | Snell v. Walz, No. A21-0626 (Minn. May 10, 2024), 6 N.W.3d 458Snell v. Walz (Snell II): the Emergency Management Act authorizes the declaration of a peacetime emergency in response to a pandemic; no… | Supreme Court of Minnesota (Moore, III, J.; Anderson, J., concurring; Procaccini, J., took no part) | MinnesotaCourt | May 10, 2024 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-DE-012 | 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)In re COVID-Related Restrictions on Religious Services (Del. Aug. 1, 2024) | Supreme Court of Delaware (Seitz, C.J.; Valihura, Traynor, LeGrow and Griffiths, JJ., en banc) | DelawareCourt | Aug. 1, 2024 | | Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-NC-017 | Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., No. 280PA22 (N.C. Aug. 23, 2024), affirming 284 N.C. App. 665 (2022)Opinion: the June 8, 2020 NCDHHS abatement order closing Ace Speedway as an 'imminent hazard' for hosting gatherings above the EO 141 limit… | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North CarolinaCourt | Aug. 23, 2024 | | Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-OR-018 | 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)In the Matter of the Full-On Premises Sales License Held By Central Pastime, LLC, dba Central Pastime, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and… | Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.) | OregonCourt | Aug. 6, 2025 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-NC-019 | 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)Opinion: the Emergency Management Act 'grants the Governor the ability to impose significant restrictions or prohibitions on otherwise… | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North CarolinaCourt | Aug. 22, 2025 | | Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-AR-017 | Sullivan v. Romero, order of dismissal (Pulaski Cnty. Cir. Ct., Oct. 2020); appeal No. CV-20-721 dismissed on appellants' motion (Ark. Apr. 2021)Sullivan v. Romero: eighteen legislators' challenge to forty-three Department of Health COVID-19 directives (Mar. 13-Aug. 21, 2020) as rules… | Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas (Judge Wendell Griffen); Supreme Court of Arkansas (No. CV-20-721) | ArkansasCourt | | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Standing dutyOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |