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Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-043Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0010-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - workers' compensation issuesBulletin ceasing orders for designated-doctor examinations, suspending all scheduled RME, DD and referral examinations, tolling…Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' CompensationTexas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (State workers' compensation regulator and adjudicator; statewide)CourtMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-021In 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)CourtApr. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensationBulletin implementing the Governor's suspension of the 10-day exposure-testing requirement for emergency responders' workers' compensation…Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' CompensationTexas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)CourtApr. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-026James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58 (Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA, 2020AP1446-OA) (decided June 11, 2021)Sara Lindsey James v. Janel Heinrich; Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools v. Heinrich; St. Ambrose Academy v. HeinrichSupreme Court of WisconsinWisconsin (Dane County orders)CourtJune 11, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-030Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (WCRIS) v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 52, No. 2020AP1420-OAOpinion holding Dane County Emergency Order #9 (school closure) beyond the health officer's authoritySupreme Court of WisconsinWisconsin (Dane County order)CourtJune 11, 20212020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TX-047State of Texas v. El Paso County, No. 08-20-00226-CV (Tex. App.—El Paso Nov. 13, 2020) (corrected opinion) (reviewing El Paso County Emergency Order No. 13 of Oct. 29, 2020, extended by Order No. 14 to Dec. 1, 2020)Corrected Opinion: El Paso County Judge's business-closure and curfew order conflicts with GA-32 and is preemptedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (Alley, C.J.)Texas (El Paso County)CourtNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-032Commonwealth ex rel. Danville Christian Academy, Inc. v. Beshear, No. 20-6341, 981 F.3d 505Order granting stay of the preliminary injunctionUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitUnited States (Kentucky orders)CourtNov. 29, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-033Monclova Christian Academy v. Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, No. 20-4300, 984 F.3d 477Order granting injunction pending appealUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitUnited States (Toledo-Lucas County, Ohio order)CourtDec. 31, 20202020 Q4Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AR-027In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic / Vaccine Eligibility (per curiam, Mar. 4, 2021)Per curiam designating justice-system workers as Phase 1-B essential workers eligible for vaccinationSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtMar. 4, 20212021 Q1Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-074Administrative Order 2021-09, 'Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building' (May 22, 2021)Administrative Order 2021-09: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts BuildingChief Judge Kimberly A. Moore (Federal Circuit) and Chief Judge Elaine D. Kaplan (Court of Federal Claims)Federal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims (National Courts Building)CourtMay 22, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Business closureFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. FED-297Amended General Order 21-0006 (May 26, 2021)In re: Plan for the Safe Resumption of Jury Trials and Court Operations (Amended May 26, 2021)Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer (Executive Committee)United States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourtMay 26, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AK-057Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8275Special Order 8275, Regarding Update to Special Order 8149, COVID-19 Visitor Health Precautions (unvaccinated visitors must mask; screening)Chief Justice Joel H. BolgerAlaska (statewide courts)CourtJune 1, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-025Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M210001 (June 3, 2021)In re: Courthouse Operations and Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Judge Luebbers), and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judge Russell)Hamilton County, OhioCourtJune 3, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. WI-023James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58, Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA, 2020AP1446-OAOpinion holding local health officers lack statutory power to close schools; Dane County Emergency Order 9 vacated in partWisconsin Supreme Court (Rebecca Grassl Bradley, J.)WisconsinCourtJune 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careOtherPrimary 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. RI-084Supreme Court Executive Order 2021-04COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Continuity of OperationsRhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)Rhode IslandCourtJuly 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-076Administrative Order 2021-13, 'Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Through August 31, 2021' (July 30, 2021)Administrative Order 2021-13: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Through August 31, 2021Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore and Chief Judge Elaine D. KaplanFederal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims (National Courts Building)CourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Business closureFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. IN-094Klaassen v. Trustees of Indiana University, No. 21-2326 (7th Cir. Aug. 2, 2021) (published order), describing Indiana University's fall-2021 vaccination requirementIndiana University's requirement that all students be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the fall 2021 semester, with masks and twice-weekly…Trustees of Indiana University (vaccination condition); United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Easterbrook, J.) (order denying injunction pending appeal)Indiana (Indiana University, a State educational institution) / United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitCourtAug. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-005Hester v. Phoenix Union High School District, No. CV2021-012160, Minute Entry (Ruling on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order)Douglas Hester v. Phoenix Union High School District, et al.; TRO deniedSuperior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Randall H. Warner (minute entry); Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board (mask mandate)Maricopa County, Arizona (Superior Court); Phoenix Union High School DistrictCourtAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-007Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M210001 (Aug. 11, 2021)In re: Courthouse Operations and Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Presiding Judge Jody M. Luebbers), and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Presiding Judge Heather S. Russell)Hamilton County, OhioCourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-079Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments (Aug. 12, 2021)Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments (August 12, 2021)United States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitCourtAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary 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
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-062Administrative Order of August 11, 2021 (universal masking in judicial facilities; weekly testing of unvaccinated judicial officers and employees)Q3 2021 Delta-wave order: face masks for all persons entering any judicial facility regardless of vaccination status from Aug. 16, 2021…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SC-040Creswick v. University of South Carolina, Op. No. 28053Declaratory judgment that Proviso 117.190 does not prohibit a universal mask mandate at a public institution of higher learningSupreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction)South CarolinaCourtAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. WA-095Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-669In the Matter of COVID-19 Vaccinations (judicial branch employees)Supreme Court of WashingtonWashingtonCourtAug. 18, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read