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Ex. ME-021Executive Order 49 FY 19/20An Order to Stay Safer at HomeGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateApr. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-045Executive Order 19 FY 20/21An Order Simplifying and Strengthening Enforcement of Face Covering RequirementsGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateDec. 11, 20202020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-069PMO-SJC-8Emergency Rules from the Supreme Judicial Court on Waiver of Initial Appearances and ArraignmentsMaine Supreme Judicial CourtMaineCourtSept. 23, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-032Bureau of Parks and Lands COVID-19 updates: 'March 26, 2020: Select Coastal State Parks Closed Due to [COVID-19]' (Reid, Popham Beach, Fort Popham and other Midcoast and Southern Maine coastal parks and beaches closed Mar. 27 - Apr. 8, 2020; playgrounds closed until further notice), as captured Mar. 28, 2020Select Coastal State Parks Closed Due to COVID-19 (Bureau of Parks and Lands updates of Mar. 20, 24 and 26, 2020)Bureau of Parks and Lands (Director Andy Cutko), with the support of Governor Janet MillsMaine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands (State agency)StateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-ME-014Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, Savage v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00165-LEW, ECF No. 26 (D. Me. Aug. 7, 2020), reported at 478 F. Supp. 3d 16Savage v. Mills (Sunday River Brewing Company): order dismissing business owners' constitutional challenge to the Governor's COVID-19…Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District JudgeUnited States District Court for the District of MaineCourtAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. ME-007Executive Order 19 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Essential Businesses and OperationsGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-018Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (first renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateApr. 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-020Together We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy (plan booklet)Restarting Maine's EconomyGovernor Janet T. Mills; Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentMaineStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-036Executive Order 7 FY 20/21 (Corrected)An Order Regarding Pre-K-12 EducationGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateAug. 26, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-042Executive Order 16 FY 20/21An Order to Revise Indoor Gathering Limits, Strengthen Face Covering Requirements and Delegate Certain AuthorityGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateNov. 4, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-051Executive Order 31 FY 20/21An Order Amending Indoor Gathering LimitsGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateFeb. 12, 20212021 Q1Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-056Executive Order 37 FY 20/21An Order to Amend Face Covering RequirementsGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateApr. 28, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. ME-057Executive Order 38 FY 20/21An Order to Amend Indoor Gathering and In-Store Customer LimitsGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMay 13, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. ME-058Executive Order 39 FY 20/21An Order to Repeal Certain Face Covering RequirementsGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMay 19, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ME-060Executive Order 40 FY 20/21An Order Providing an Orderly Transition Following the Termination of the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateJune 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ME-067PMO-SJC-2 (Consolidating, Ratifying, and Superseding the Previous Orders)PMO-SJC-2: Administration of Oaths at Depositions; Electronic Filing; Deadlines; In-Person Contacts with Children and Families; Oral…Maine Supreme Judicial CourtMaineCourtMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-075PPMO-TC-1Administrative Order from the Maine Trial Court Chiefs Regarding Previous Pandemic Management OrdersMaine Trial Court Chiefs (Superior Court Chief Justice Mullen; District Court Chief Judge French; Deputy Chief Judge Lawrence)MaineCourtJuly 13, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-077Bulletin 443Coronavirus Pandemic: Property and Casualty CoverageSuperintendent of InsuranceMaineSector regulatorApr. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. ME-081COVID-19 Prevention Checklists index page (maine.gov/decd/covid-19-prevention-checklists) as of Dec. 12, 2020COVID-19 Prevention ChecklistsDepartment of Economic and Community DevelopmentMaineSector regulatorDec. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-089Emergency Stay at Home Order (City Manager's emergency proclamation), announced Mar. 24, 2020City Announces Stay at Home Emergency Order Effective Wednesday, March 25 at 5:00 PM; Restricts all non-essential personal and business…City Manager Jon Jennings (with Mayor Kate Snyder)Portland, Maine (Cumberland County)CityMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ME-093Alert: Masking in Indoor Places Recommended When County Reaches Substantial Community TransmissionMasking in Indoor Places Recommended When County Reaches Substantial Community TransmissionCity of PortlandPortland, MaineCityAug. 5, 20212021 Q3OtherPrimary 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

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