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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MA-020	Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)	MassachusettsCourt	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-017	Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders)Antietam Battlefield KOA, et al. v. Lawrence J. Hogan, et al., Memorandum (Civil Action No. CCB-20-1130)	United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.)	Maryland (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)Court	May 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NJ-013	JWC Fitness, LLC v. Murphy, No. A-0639-20 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Oct. 18, 2021) (approved for publication)JWC Fitness, LLC v. Philip D. Murphy, Governor of New Jersey, et al.: no statutory or constitutional compensation for the closure and…	Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (published opinion, Docket No. A-0639-20; on appeal from the Law Division, Sussex County, L-0388-20)	New JerseyCourt	Oct. 18, 2021		Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-018	Published opinion: Newsom v. Superior Court (Gallagher), No. C093006 (Cal. Ct. App. May 5, 2021), 63 Cal.App.5th 1099Newsom v. Superior Court of Sutter County (Gallagher, real parties in interest): the Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to issue…	California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (Robie, J., with Hull and Mauro, JJ.)	CaliforniaCourt	May 5, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-020	Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part)Laura Kelly, Governor of the State of Kansas, v. Legislative Coordinating Council, et al.	Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam)	KansasCourt	Apr. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-011	JL Properties Group B, LLC v. Pritzker, 2021 IL App (3d) 200305Affirmance of the circuit court's refusal of a preliminary injunction against the Governor's residential eviction moratoria; the special…	Illinois Appellate Court, Third District (majority; Presiding Justice McDade specially concurring)	Illinois (Appellate Court, Third District)Court	May 21, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-021	In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772In re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas, et al. (petition for writ of mandamus; GA-09)	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting)	Texas (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)Court	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-034	General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (amended effective April 22, 2021; entered nunc pro tunc April 27, 2021)Spring 2021 amendment: videoconference remains the default for all matters; judges to work remotely; masks for all persons; residential…	Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County	Circuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourt	Apr. 27, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-021	Case v. Ivey, No. 2:20-cv-777-WKW, Doc. 54 (M.D. Ala. June 1, 2021) (Memorandum and Opinion Order)Jennifer Case, et al. v. Kay Ivey, in her individual capacity and official capacity as Governor of Alabama, et al.	United States District Court, M.D. Ala. (Watkins, J.)	Alabama (United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Northern Division)Court	June 1, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding 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-VA-019	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va.), Document 13 (filed July 8, 2020), 35 pagesOpposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va. July 8, 2020)	Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General (Michelle S. Kallen and Toby J. Heytens), for Governor Northam and State Health Commissioner Oliver	Virginia (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division)Court	July 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-012	Grisham v. Reeb, 2021-NMSC-006, 480 P.3d 852, No. S-1-SC-38336 (N.M. Nov. 5, 2020)Opinion holding that the Legislature empowered the Governor and Secretary of Health to enforce public health emergency orders restricting…	Supreme Court of New Mexico (Vigil, J., for a unanimous Court)	New MexicoCourt	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-018	Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 71 (D. Md. Nov. 18, 2020) (granting the motion to dismiss the amended complaint)Antietam Battlefield KOA, et al. v. Lawrence J. Hogan, et al., Memorandum (Civil Action No. CCB-20-1130)	United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.)	Maryland (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)Court	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding duty	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-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-VT-019	State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. / Manovill v. State of Vermont, Scott and Donovan (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): decision granting the State's motion to dismiss the gym owner's constitutional and takings claims (19 pages, week of September 28, 2020)Judge tosses bid by Rutland gym owner to collect from state over Covid-19 closure (VTDigger, Sept. 30, 2020)	Judge Robert Mello, Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division (decision of September 2020); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), September 30, 2020	Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)Court	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-016	Administrative Order 21-01 (Extending the 'Pause' in Response to COVID-19)Administrative Order 21-01	Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice James W. Hardesty	Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)Court	Jan. 12, 2021	2021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. RI-080	Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-06COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Limitations on Personnel	Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)	Rhode IslandCourt	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-010	Roberts v. Neace, No. 20-5465, 958 F.3d 409 (per curiam)Order granting injunction pending appeal as to in-person worship	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	United States (Kentucky orders)Court	May 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. UT-050	Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (June 3, 2021)Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic	Utah Supreme Court and Utah Judicial Council	UtahCourt	June 3, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	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. 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. KS-066	Administrative Order 2020-PR-076Order Related to Appellate and District Courts Operations as of June 16, 2020	Kansas Supreme Court	KansasCourt	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-012	Administrative Order 20-13 (Court Operations in Response to COVID-19)Administrative Order 20-13	Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell, after consultation with the Chief Justice	Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)Court	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MT-056	Order, In the Matter of the Statewide Response by Montana State Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyIn the Matter of the Statewide Response by Montana State Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Order	Supreme Court of the State of Montana (by the Chief Justice)	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.), Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-020)
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.), Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders) (Ex. DUT-MD-017)
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (published opinion, Docket No. A-0639-20; on appeal from the Law Division, Sussex County, L-0388-20), JWC Fitness, LLC v. Murphy, No. A-0639-20 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Oct. 18, 2021) (approved for publication) (Ex. DUT-NJ-013)
California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (Robie, J., with Hull and Mauro, JJ.), Published opinion: Newsom v. Superior Court (Gallagher), No. C093006 (Cal. Ct. App. May 5, 2021), 63 Cal.App.5th 1099 (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-018)
Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam), Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part) (Ex. DUT-KS-020)
Illinois Appellate Court, Third District (majority; Presiding Justice McDade specially concurring), JL Properties Group B, LLC v. Pritzker, 2021 IL App (3d) 200305 (May 21, 2021) (Ex. DUT-IL-011)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting), In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772 (Ex. DUT-TX-021)
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (amended effective April 22, 2021; entered nunc pro tunc April 27, 2021) (Apr. 27, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-034)
United States District Court, M.D. Ala. (Watkins, J.), Case v. Ivey, No. 2:20-cv-777-WKW, Doc. 54 (M.D. Ala. June 1, 2021) (Memorandum and Opinion Order) (Ex. DUT-AL-021)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., No. 280PA22 (N.C. Aug. 23, 2024), affirming 284 N.C. App. 665 (2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-017)
Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General (Michelle S. Kallen and Toby J. Heytens), for Governor Northam and State Health Commissioner Oliver, Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va.), Document 13 (filed July 8, 2020), 35 pages (Ex. DUT-VA-019)
Supreme Court of New Mexico (Vigil, J., for a unanimous Court), Grisham v. Reeb, 2021-NMSC-006, 480 P.3d 852, No. S-1-SC-38336 (N.M. Nov. 5, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-012)
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.), Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 71 (D. Md. Nov. 18, 2020) (granting the motion to dismiss the amended complaint) (Ex. DUT-MD-018)
Supreme Court of Delaware (Seitz, C.J.; Valihura, Traynor, LeGrow and Griffiths, JJ., en banc), 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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-012)
Supreme Court of Minnesota (Moore, III, J.; Anderson, J., concurring; Procaccini, J., took no part), Snell v. Walz, No. A21-0626 (Minn. May 10, 2024), 6 N.W.3d 458 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-018)
Judge Robert Mello, Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division (decision of September 2020); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), September 30, 2020, State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. / Manovill v. State of Vermont, Scott and Donovan (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): decision granting the State's motion to dismiss the gym owner's constitutional and takings claims (19 pages, week of September 28, 2020) (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VT-019)
Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice James W. Hardesty, Administrative Order 21-01 (Extending the 'Pause' in Response to COVID-19) (Jan. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-LAS-016)
Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell), Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-06 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. RI-080)
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Roberts v. Neace, No. 20-5465, 958 F.3d 409 (per curiam) (May 9, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-010)
Utah Supreme Court and Utah Judicial Council, Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (June 3, 2021) (Ex. UT-050)
Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawaii (published opinion), For Our Rights v. Ige, No. CAAP-21-0000024, Opinion of the Court (Haw. Ct. App. Feb. 25, 2022) (for publication) (Ex. DUT-HI-016)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Postponing Jury Trials, SCMF-20-0000152 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. HI-068)
Kansas Supreme Court, Administrative Order 2020-PR-076 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. KS-066)
Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell, after consultation with the Chief Justice, Administrative Order 20-13 (Court Operations in Response to COVID-19) (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-012)
Supreme Court of the State of Montana (by the Chief Justice), Order, In the Matter of the Statewide Response by Montana State Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MT-056)

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