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Ex. DUT-KS-020Kelly 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)KansasCourtApr. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-006Temporary Restraining Order, On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v. Fischer, No. 3:20-cv-264-JRW (W.D. Ky. Apr. 11, 2020) (Doc. 6), reported at 453 F. Supp. 3d 901Temporary Restraining Order enjoining Louisville from enforcing any prohibition on drive-in church services at On Fire Christian CenterUnited States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Walker, J.), documenting a prohibition issued by the Mayor of LouisvilleLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky (W.D. Ky.)CourtApr. 11, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-013Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills: order refusing a temporary restraining order against the ten-person gathering limit as applied to worshipHon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District JudgeUnited States District Court for the District of MaineCourtMay 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-014Legacy Church, Inc. v. Kunkel, No. CIV 20-0327 JB/SCY, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 80 (D.N.M. July 13, 2020)Memorandum opinion denying a preliminary injunction against the Secretary of Health's public health orders and holding the orders neutral…United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Browning, J.)New Mexico (federal district court)CourtJuly 13, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-052Order Regarding Court Proceedings During the Sturgis Motorcycle RallyOrder Regarding Court Proceedings During the Sturgis Motorcycle RallyPresiding Judge Michael W. Day; approved by the Supreme Court August 5, 2020Fourth Judicial Circuit (Meade and Lawrence County courthouses)CourtAug. 5, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary 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. DUT-DC-013Capitol Hill Baptist Church v. Bowser, No. 1:20-cv-02710 (TNM), Memorandum Opinion, ECF No. 43 (D.D.C. Oct. 9, 2020), 496 F. Supp. 3d 284Memorandum Opinion granting a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the District's gathering restrictions as applied to the Church's…United States District Court for the District of Columbia (McFadden, J.)District of ColumbiaCourtOct. 9, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-001Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, No. 20A87, 141 S. Ct. 63 (per curiam)Order granting application for injunctive reliefSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States (New York orders)CourtNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-007South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, No. 20-56358, 985 F.3d 1128Opinion affirming denial of injunction against the Tier 1 prohibition and the singing banUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States (California orders)CourtJan. 22, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. CA-052South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, No. 20A136 (Feb. 5, 2021) (order on application for injunctive relief)South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, 592 U.S. ___ (2021)Supreme Court of the United StatesCalifornia (federal injunction against State orders)CourtFeb. 5, 20212021 Q1Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
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. DUT-VA-020Belle 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 JudgeVirginia (United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Roanoke Division)CourtMar. 26, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesOperating conditionPrimary 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. 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-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. 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