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Ex. SD-045Order Declaring Judicial Emergency COVID-19 DiseaseOrder Declaring Judicial Emergency COVID-19 DiseaseSouth Dakota Supreme Court (Gilbertson, C.J.)South DakotaCourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-056Order Regarding Seventh Circuit COVID-19 ProtocolOrder Regarding Seventh Circuit COVID-19 ProtocolPresiding Judge Craig A. PfeifleSeventh Judicial CircuitCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-086Administrative Order Re: COVID-19 Pandemic Response, Civ. 21-1Administrative Order Re: COVID-19 Pandemic Response (supersedes all previous Fourth Circuit COVID-19 orders)Presiding Judge Michael W. Day; approved by the Supreme Court May 27, 2021Fourth Judicial CircuitCourtMay 27, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-01-111Does 1-6 v. Mills, 16 F.4th 20 (1st Cir. Oct. 19, 2021)Opinion describing and upholding Maine's Aug. 12, 2021 emergency rule requiring COVID-19 vaccination of healthcare workers (10-144 C.M.R.…First CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Maine rule)CourtOct. 19, 2021Vaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-12-019Court Orders and Updates During COVID-19 Pandemic (uscourts.gov index)Index of federal court COVID-19 general orders (rendered Sept. 26, 2026)Administrative Office of the U.S. CourtsUnited States (all federal courts)CourtApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-004South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, No. 20A136, 141 S. Ct. 716Order granting application in partSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States (California orders)CourtFeb. 5, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-029Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OAOpinion holding Emergency Order 28 unlawful and unenforceableSupreme Court of WisconsinWisconsinCourtMay 13, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-25-012DiMartile v. Cuomo, No. 1:20-CV-0859 (GTS/CFH), Decision and Order granting a preliminary injunction (Doc. 20, Aug. 7, 2020)DiMartile v. Cuomo - Decision and Order on Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the 50-person limit on…Chief Judge Glenn T. Suddaby, N.D.N.Y.New York (United States District Court for the Northern District of New York)CourtAug. 7, 20202020 Q3Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-044In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of DeadlinesOrder Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of DeadlinesTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-086G.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 CountyUnited States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Lipman, J.)Tennessee (Shelby County)CourtSept. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. UT-052Order Suspending In-Person Oral Arguments and Meetings Through September 30, 2021Order Suspending In-Person Oral Arguments and Meetings Through September 30, 2021Utah Supreme Court (Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant) and Utah Court of Appeals (Presiding Judge Michele Christiansen Forster)UtahCourtAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. VT-049Administrative Order No. 49Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court ProceduresVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator)VermontCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-057Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated June 25, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to September 7, 2021; Court Administrator authority over screening, masks and distancing in Judiciary buildingsVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtJune 25, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WA-092Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-631Order re: Modification of Jury Trial ProceedingsSupreme Court of WashingtonWashingtonCourtJune 18, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. WI-022Tavern League of Wisconsin, Inc. v. Palm, 2021 WI 33, No. 2020AP1742Opinion affirming that Emergency Order 3 was an unpromulgated rule, not validly enacted and unenforceableWisconsin Supreme Court (Roggensack, C.J., lead opinion)WisconsinCourtApr. 14, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. WY-062Order Terminating COVID-19 Temporary and Emergency OrdersIn the Matter of the Termination of COVID-19 Related OrdersWyoming Supreme Court (Chief Justice Kate M. Fox)WyomingCourtJan. 23, 2023Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-078Protocols for In-Person Arguments (June 22, 2021)Protocols for In-Person ArgumentsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitCourtJune 22, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-018Order (Doc. 46) on motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction and on motion to dismissXponential Fitness, LLC et al. v. State of Arizona et al., No. CV-20-01310-PHX-DJH (D. Ariz. July 14, 2020)United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Hon. Diane J. Humetewa)United States (D. Ariz.)CourtJuly 14, 20202020 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. KY-035Administrative Order 2020-72 (Amended)In re: Kentucky Court of Justice Response to COVID-19 Emergency: Court ProceedingsSupreme Court of Kentucky (Minton, C.J.)KentuckyCourtNov. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. VT-055Amendment 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 examVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtMar. 8, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-061Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated September 1, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to November 1, 2021; limited-entry courthouses with remote-only hearingsVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtSept. 1, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source

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