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Ex. DUT-MD-017Memorandum 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)CourtMay 20, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-020Munza 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)CourtMar. 19, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-020Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief)Friends of Danny DeVito, Kathy Gregory, B&J Laundry, LLC, Blueberry Hill Public Golf Course & Lounge, and Caledonia Land Co. v. Governor Tom…Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.)PennsylvaniaCourtApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-081R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order (Doc. 30, filed Sept. 24, 2021)TRO: Governor Lee enjoined from enforcing Executive Order No. 84 in Williamson County; Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special School…United States District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeWilliamson County, Tennessee (Nashville metropolitan area; United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee)CourtSept. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TN-068S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317, Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order (E.D. Tenn. Oct. 12, 2021)Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order granting preliminary injunction: Knox County Board of Education ordered to enforce a mask mandate…United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Greer, J.)Tennessee (Knox County)CourtOct. 12, 2021Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-057Order Granting Temporary Restraining Order, The Arc of Iowa v. Reynolds, No. 4:21-cv-00264 (S.D. Iowa Sept. 13, 2021), ECF No. 32Temporary restraining order enjoining the Governor and the Director of the Department of Education from enforcing Iowa Code § 280.31 (the…United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (Pratt, J.)Iowa (federal district court order binding the State and its school districts)CourtSept. 13, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-080S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317-JRG-DCP (E.D. Tenn.), Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order granting preliminary injunction (Doc. 48, filed Oct. 12, 2021; original Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 35, Sept. 24, 2021)Preliminary injunction: Knox County Board of Education ordered to enforce a mask mandate with immediate effect; Governor Lee enjoined from…Hon. J. Ronnie Greer, United States District JudgeKnox County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee)CourtOct. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. VT-058Memorandum to the Vermont Bar, Update on COVID-19 Pandemic MeasuresJudicial emergency continues after the Governor's order expired; mask policy; clerk windows; non-HVAC courthouses closed to in-person…State Court Administrator Patricia GabelVermontCourtJune 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-034General 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 CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtApr. 27, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-021Case 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)CourtJune 1, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. SC-043Disability Rights South Carolina v. McMaster, No. 21-2070, 24 F.4th 893 (4th Cir. Jan. 25, 2022)Vacating in part the D.S.C. preliminary injunction of September 28, 2021 against enforcement of Proviso 1.108 (as to the Governor and…United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Thacker, J.)South Carolina (federal)CourtJan. 25, 2022Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-016Along 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, RespondentOregon Court of Appeals (Kamins, J., with Tookey, P.J., and Egan, J.); review denied by the Oregon Supreme CourtOregonCourtJan. 24, 20242020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-018Memorandum 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)CourtNov. 18, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-084G.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 JudgeShelby County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee)CourtNov. 7, 20232021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-017JGB 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, RespondentOregon Court of AppealsOregonCourtApr. 19, 20232021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-016Administrative Order 21-01 (Extending the 'Pause' in Response to COVID-19)Administrative Order 21-01Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice James W. HardestyClark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)CourtJan. 12, 20212021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-010Roberts v. Neace, No. 20-5465, 958 F.3d 409 (per curiam)Order granting injunction pending appeal as to in-person worshipUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitUnited States (Kentucky orders)CourtMay 9, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. TN-067R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725, Doc. 30, Memorandum Opinion and Order (M.D. Tenn. Sept. 24, 2021)Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order enjoining enforcement of Executive Order No. 84 in Williamson CountyUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Crenshaw, C.J.)Tennessee (Williamson County; Franklin Special School District)CourtSept. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. HI-035Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152Order extending the Mar. 16 and Mar. 20 orders through May 29, 2020, expanding remote proceedings and restricting entry to judiciary…Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice RecktenwaldHawaiiCourtApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. HI-067Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152Order extending judiciary operations restrictions (Aug. 6, 2021)Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice RecktenwaldHawaiiCourtAug. 6, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-082R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting preliminary injunction (Doc. 85, filed Oct. 22, 2021)Preliminary injunction: Executive Order No. 84, as extended by Executive Order No. 89, enjoined in Williamson County pending trialUnited States District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeWilliamson County, Tennessee (M.D. Tenn.)CourtOct. 22, 2021Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TN-079R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725, Doc. 85, Memorandum Opinion (M.D. Tenn. Oct. 22, 2021)Memorandum Opinion granting preliminary injunction against enforcement of Executive Order No. 84 (Williamson County and Franklin SSD)United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Crenshaw, C.J.)Tennessee (Williamson County; Franklin SSD)CourtOct. 22, 2021Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts 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. AGY-ST-COURTS-033General Administrative Order No. 2020-07: COVID-19 Emergency Measures, Modification of OperationsWinter 2020 re-tightening: all matters by videoconference except in extraordinary or compelling circumstances; judges and employees to work…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-041Release: Delaware Courts to restore mask mandate on Monday, August 16, 2021 to combat the COVID-19 Delta variant; Chief Justice also orders mandatory weekly COVID testing for all unvaccinated court employeesRelease announcing universal masking in all State court facilities from Aug. 16, 2021 and weekly testing of unvaccinated judicial employees…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz ('as administrative head of all state courts')Delaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read