| Ex. MET-HOU-051 | Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person ProceedingsModification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings | Harris County Local Administrative District Judge | Harris County, Texas (all courts)Court | Mar. 15, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SC-053 | Order re In-Person Proceedings and Jury Trials in Circuit, Family, Probate, and Master-in-Equity Courts (2021-02-26-01)Resumption of in-person proceedings March 15, 2021 and jury trials April 5, 2021 under safety plans | Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty | South CarolinaCourt | Feb. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. VT-055 | Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated March 8, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to May 31, 2021; court-by-court authorization of jury trials; remote July 2021 bar exam | Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar) | VermontCourt | Mar. 8, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. FED-305 | Standing Order 21-02In re: Further Suspension of In-Person Judicial Proceedings and Limitations of Grand Jury Proceedings Due to COVID-19 | Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson | United States District Court for the District of New JerseyCourt | Mar. 17, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-AL-020 | Munza v. Ivey, No. 1200003 (Ala. Mar. 19, 2021), 334 So. 3d 211Barry Munza, Larry Lewis, and Debbie Mathis v. Kay Ivey, in her official capacity as Governor; Scott Harris, in his official capacity as… | Supreme Court of Alabama (Bolin, J.) | Alabama (Supreme Court of Alabama)Court | Mar. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DC-027 | Court of Appeals Court Operations Order (March 22, 2021)Order addressing court operations through June 30, 2021 | District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief Judge | District of ColumbiaCourt | Mar. 22, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MN-051 | Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Mar. 22, 2021)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch | Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea | MinnesotaCourt | Mar. 22, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-VA-020 | Belle Garden Estate, LLC v. Northam, Memorandum Opinion denying a preliminary injunction (ECF No. 24), Civil Action No. 7:21-cv-00135Belle Garden Estate, LLC v. Northam, No. 7:21cv00135 (W.D. Va. Mar. 26, 2021) | Thomas T. Cullen, United States District Judge | Virginia (United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Roanoke Division)Court | Mar. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PIT-038 | Order of Court of March 26, 2021: Public Access to Remote Proceedings (AD-2021-43-PJ)In re: Public Access to Remote Proceedings, No. AD-2021-43-PJ | Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge | Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court | Mar. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Telework mandateCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-CT-011 | Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021)Kristine Casey et al. v. Governor Ned Lamont | Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.) | Connecticut (Supreme Court of Connecticut)Court | Mar. 29, 2021 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DC-025 | Superior Court Amended General Order (Amended 3/30/21)Order re operations through May 20, 2021 | Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Chief Judge | District of ColumbiaCourt | Mar. 30, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-16-035 | Tandon v. Newsom, No. 21-15228, 992 F.3d 916Order denying injunction pending appeal | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | United States (California orders)Court | Mar. 30, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Gathering cap | Primary source read | |
| Ex. WI-021 | Fabick v. Evers, 2021 WI 28, No. 2020AP1718-OAOpinion declaring Executive Orders 82, 90 and 105 unlawful | Wisconsin Supreme Court (Hagedorn, J.) | WisconsinCourt | Mar. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Other | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PIT-029 | Temporary Amendment to Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Order of Court of March 31, 2021)In re: Temporary Amendment to Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Mar. 31, 2021) | Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge | Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court | Mar. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Telework mandateCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. KS-072 | Administrative Order 2021-PR-020Order Lifting Suspension of Most Statutory Deadlines and Time Limitations on April 15, 2021 | Chief Justice Marla Luckert | KansasCourt | Mar. 30, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-289 | General Order 20-10 (court operations under COVID-19, March 2020) and its successors General Orders 20-11 through 20-30 (2020) and 21-11 (June 17, 2021)General Order 20-10: Court Operations (COVID-19), with successors (20-12 Grand Jury; 20-13, 20-15, 20-16, 20-17 Court Operations; 20-18… | Chief Judge G. Murray Snow | United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma)Court | June 17, 2021 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-020 | Board Announcement: Connecting during COVID-19Board announcement that the Workers' Compensation Board 'remains closed to the public' with hearings conducted only remotely (Virtual… | New York State Workers' Compensation Board | New York State Workers' Compensation Board (statewide administrative tribunal)Court | Oct. 4, 2021 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices | 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. WI-024 | Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63, Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382, ¶¶ 1-2Wis. Stat. § 252.03 authorizes local health officers to issue enforceable public health orders; Dane County Ordinance § 46.40 (civil… | Wisconsin Supreme Court | WisconsinCourt | July 8, 2022 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Other | 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-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-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. AGY-ST-COURTS-057 | Administrative Order No. 15: Extension of Judicial Emergency (January 2021)Tenth 30-day extension; Phase 2 continued (jury trials remained postponed) | Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware | Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court | | 2021 Q1 | Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-058 | Administrative Order No. 17: Extension of Judicial Emergency (March 2021)Twelfth 30-day extension; Phase 2 continued | Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware | Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court | | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |