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The Metros
Milwaukee and Madison

The Metros

Milwaukee and Madison

Name: Milwaukee and Madison: local governmental orders, March 2020 through September 2021
Creator: The COVID Project

The Milwaukee and Madison file holds 73 instruments from the counties, cities, health officers, courts and transit authorities of the area, 70 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. The statewide orders that ran over the same ground are in the Wisconsin file.

Code MKEState WisconsinFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 16, 2020 Ex. MET-MKE-053Orders reaching 2021 Q3 5Primary source read 65 Confirmed from a secondary source 8

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The record in brief

ScopeMetropolitan Milwaukee (City of Milwaukee Health Department orders; the March 2020 joint order of the Milwaukee, North Shore, Cudahy, South Milwaukee and St. Francis health officers; Milwaukee County administrative orders, courts and the Milwaukee County Transit System) and Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County emergency orders; City of Madison Metro Transit; the Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions on the Dane County orders). Statewide instruments are cited by name and date only.

Wisconsin's two largest metropolitan areas were governed for the whole of the six claimable quarters by a layered set of orders in which the local layer, not the State, did most of the work after May 13, 2020. The State layer (cited by name): Executive Order #72 (Mar. 12, 2020), DHS Emergency Order #5 (Mar. 17, 2020; bars and restaurants to take-out), Emergency Order #12, Safer at Home (Mar. 24, eff. Mar. 25, 2020) and Emergency Order #28 (Apr. 16, 2020, to May 26), struck by Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42 (May 13, 2020); Executive Order #82 and Emergency Order #1, face coverings (July 30, eff. Aug. 1, 2020), re-declared by Executive Orders #90, #94/#95, #104 and #105 until Fabick v. Evers, 2021 WI 28 (Mar. 31, 2021); and Emergency Order #3, 25 percent capacity (Oct. 6, eff. Oct. 8 to Nov. 6, 2020). Palm and Fabick ended the statewide orders; neither touched the local ones, and Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63, later held that Wis. Stat. § 252.03 authorizes local health officers to issue exactly these orders and that no state law preempts them.

Run-up and 2020 Q2. Public Health Madison & Dane County ('PHMDC') prohibited gatherings of 250 on March 13, 2020 and of 50 on March 15 (restaurants to 50 percent of seating; long-term care visitation restricted), and on March 25 adopted the State's Safer at Home order as a county order enforceable by county and city forfeiture. Milwaukee's health officers closed bars and restaurants to on-site consumption at 2:01 a.m. on March 17, 2020, a day before the State did, and the City's Commissioner of Health signed a city-wide Stay-At-Home Order on March 23 (eff. 12:01 a.m. Mar. 25, 2020) ordering all residents to stay home, all non-essential businesses to cease on-site activity and all non-essential travel to stop. When the Supreme Court struck the State's order on May 13, 2020, both metros re-imposed the regime locally within a day: PHMDC's Emergency Order #1 (May 13) and Emergency Order #2 (May 18, eff. May 19: stay home encouraged, all gatherings prohibited, non-essential businesses limited to Minimum Basic Operations, dining rooms and bars closed, remote work required 'to the greatest extent feasible'); Milwaukee's 'Milwaukee Safe at Home' Order #1 (May 14, 2020), followed by Phase 2 (May 21) and Phase 3 (early June) with 25 percent capacity limits across retail, dining, worship, fitness and personal care. Dane County's Forward Dane Phase 1 (Emergency Order #3, eff. May 26) set 25 percent capacity and 50-person indoor caps; Phase 2 (Emergency Order #5, eff. June 15) raised them to 50 percent and 50 indoors / 100 outdoors. On June 30, 2020 both metros were under capacity orders: Dane County at 50 percent (Emergency Order #6, eff. June 25, 10:00 p.m.) and Milwaukee at 25 percent (Phase 3), with K-12 schools closed for in-person instruction in Milwaukee.

2020 Q3. Milwaukee's Order #4 (Phase 4) took effect 12:01 a.m. July 1, 2020: gatherings capped at the lesser of 50 percent, one person per 30 square feet or 250; schools closed for in-person instruction 'until further notice'; Order #4.1 (July 30, eff. July 31) added a mandatory Business COVID Safety Plan for every restaurant and bar (deadline Sept. 15, 2020) and MHD approval of a safety plan before any school could open in person. The Common Council's 'MKE Cares' ordinance (File 200426, adopted July 13, eff. July 16, 2020) created MCO § 62-8 requiring face coverings indoors in any building open to the public and outdoors within six feet of others. Dane County went the other way on July 2, 2020 (Emergency Order #7): indoor gatherings cut to 10, outdoor to 25, restaurants to 25 percent of seating, taverns closed to indoor customers; Emergency Order #8 (eff. July 13) added a universal face-covering mandate nineteen days before the State's; Emergency Order #9 (eff. Aug. 24) confined in-person schooling to grades K-2, a provision the Supreme Court enjoined September 10, 2020 and vacated June 11, 2021 while leaving the gathering, tavern and mask provisions in place. Both transit systems capped riders (MCTS at 10 per bus, Madison Metro at 15 then 20), ran reduced schedules and required masks (Metro from July 13, MCTS from Aug. 1, 2020).

2020 Q4 and 2021 Q1. Milwaukee's Order #4.2 (Oct. 26, eff. Oct. 29, 2020) cut gathering limits to the lesser of 25 percent, one per 30 square feet or 10 indoors / 25 outdoors, required seating for all guests, closed dance floors and held restaurants and bars at 25 percent; Order #4.3 (eff. Dec. 3, 2020) and Order #4.4 (eff. Feb. 5, 2021) continued the 25 percent regime into March 2021. Dane County prohibited all indoor gatherings from November 18, 2020 (Emergency Order #10 and its Nov. 20 amendment), then allowed 10 indoors from December 16 (Emergency Order #11) and January 13, 2021 (Emergency Order #12), with restaurants at 25 percent and taverns closed to indoor service through March 9, 2021 (Emergency Order #13).

2021 Q2. Milwaukee's Phase 6 order (eff. Mar. 19, 2021) allowed 75 percent / 750 indoors, 1,000 outdoors and 50 percent for restaurants and bars, still with schools conditioned on approved plans and masks under § 62-8; its May 19, 2021 revision expired by its terms at 12:01 a.m. June 1, 2021, ending all City capacity restrictions and, by the ordinance's own 'for the duration' clause, the mask mandate. Dane County's Emergency Order #14 (eff. Mar. 10) moved restaurants to 50 percent (taverns 25 percent), Emergency Order #15 (eff. Apr. 7) continued it, and Emergency Order #16 (eff. May 5) set 75 percent until it expired at 12:01 a.m. June 2, 2021; isolation and quarantine requirements and health-care and transit masking continued.

2021 Q3. Dane County reimposed a universal indoor face-covering order for everyone age two and older effective August 19, 2021 (Face Covering Emergency Order, to Sept. 16), superseded by Face Covering Emergency Order #2 effective September 10, 2021 (to Oct. 8) and then #3 (Oct. 8 to Nov. 5), a chain that ran to March 1, 2022 and that the Supreme Court upheld in Becker. In Milwaukee County no city or county general order was in force July 1 to September 30, 2021; what was in force was the federal transit mask order on every MCTS bus (TSA extension of Aug. 23, 2021 to Jan. 18, 2022), Milwaukee County's own administrative orders for County facilities and workforce (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements AO 20-13v10 from July 1, 2021; Health Screening AO 20-17v4 from July 15; Universal Face Mask Policy AO 20-14v7 from Aug. 2; case-response AO 20-7v8 from Aug. 19, 2021), and the State's isolation and quarantine framework; the Milwaukee Health Department's August 5, 2021 school guidance was guidance, not an order, and is listed as not in force.

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in Milwaukee and Madison on the first day and the last day of each quarter. Every exhibit named here opens its record. The orders of March 13 to 31, 2020 belong to the second quarter of 2020, because wages paid after March 12, 2020 fall in that quarter.

Quarter	First day	Last day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	Apr. 1, 2020: statewide Safer at Home (DHS Emergency Order #12) in force and adopted as a Dane County order (Ex. MET-MKE-003); City of Milwaukee Stay-At-Home Order in force since 12:01 a.m. Mar. 25, 2020 (Ex. MET-MKE-030); bars and restaurants closed to on-site consumption (Ex. MET-MKE-028); courts closed to jury trials and most in-person proceedings (Exs. MET-MKE-053, -073); MCTS on Saturday schedules with fares suspended (Ex. MET-MKE-042); Madison Metro at 15 riders per bus on Saturday schedules (Ex. MET-MKE-045).	June 30, 2020: Dane County Emergency Order #6 (50 percent capacity; 50 indoors / 100 outdoors) (Ex. MET-MKE-009); City of Milwaukee Phase 3 (25 percent capacity; schools closed for in-person instruction) (Exs. MET-MKE-054, -055, -076); MCTS 10-rider cap and front-door boarding (Ex. MET-MKE-041).
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	July 1, 2020: Milwaukee Order #4 (Phase 4) effective 12:01 a.m. (lesser of 50 percent / one per 30 sq. ft. / 250; schools closed) (Exs. MET-MKE-056, -057); Dane County Emergency Order #6 (50 percent; 50/100) until Emergency Order #7 took effect July 2 (10 indoors / 25 outdoors; taverns closed indoors; restaurants 25 percent) (Ex. MET-MKE-010).	Sept. 30, 2020: Milwaukee Order #4.1 (Ex. MET-MKE-060) with MCO § 62-8 masks (Ex. MET-MKE-066) and the statewide Emergency Order #1 face-covering order; Dane County Emergency Order #9 Amendment (10 indoors / 25 outdoors; restaurants 25 percent; taverns pickup only; face coverings) (Ex. MET-MKE-013); MCTS masks and 10-rider cap (Ex. MET-MKE-041); Madison Metro masks and 20-rider cap (Ex. MET-MKE-046).
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	Oct. 1, 2020: Milwaukee Order #4.1 (Ex. MET-MKE-060); Dane County Emergency Order #9 Amendment (Ex. MET-MKE-013); statewide face-covering order (Emergency Order #1 under Executive Order #90).	Dec. 31, 2020: Milwaukee Order #4.3 (lesser of 25 percent / one per 30 sq. ft. / 10 indoors, 25 outdoors; restaurants and bars 25 percent, seated only, dance floors closed; schools closed absent approved plan) (Ex. MET-MKE-035); Dane County Emergency Order #11 (10 indoors / 25 outdoors; restaurants 25 percent; taverns pickup only; face coverings) (Ex. MET-MKE-016); statewide Emergency Order #1 (under Executive Order #95).
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	Jan. 1, 2021: Milwaukee Order #4.3 (Ex. MET-MKE-035); Dane County Emergency Order #11 (Ex. MET-MKE-016); statewide face coverings.	Mar. 31, 2021: Milwaukee Phase 6 order (75 percent / 750 indoors; restaurants and bars 50 percent; schools conditioned on approved plans) (Ex. MET-MKE-037) with MCO § 62-8 masks (Ex. MET-MKE-066); Dane County Emergency Order #14 and its Mar. 18 amendment (restaurants 50 percent; taverns 25 percent; face coverings age 5+) (Exs. MET-MKE-019, -020); the statewide mask order ended this day (Fabick v. Evers) with no effect on the local mandates; federal transit mask order on MCTS and Metro (Exs. MET-MKE-044, -047).
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	Apr. 1, 2021: Milwaukee Phase 6 (Ex. MET-MKE-037) and MCO § 62-8; Dane County Emergency Order #14 as amended (Exs. MET-MKE-019, -020); federal transit mask order.	June 30, 2021: no general City of Milwaukee order (expired June 1, 2021, Ex. MET-MKE-064) and no Dane County general order (expired June 2, 2021, Ex. MET-MKE-022); in force: federal transit mask order (Exs. MET-MKE-044, -047); Dane County isolation and quarantine requirements and health-care masking (Ex. MET-MKE-048); Milwaukee County administrative orders for County facilities (Ex. MET-MKE-052).
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	July 1, 2021: federal transit mask order on MCTS and Madison Metro (Exs. MET-MKE-044, -047); Milwaukee County AO 20-13v10 Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements effective this day (Ex. MET-MKE-052); Dane County isolation and quarantine requirements (Ex. MET-MKE-048); no city or county general capacity or mask order in either metro.	Sept. 30, 2021: Dane County Face Covering Emergency Order #2 (universal indoor masking, age 2+, eff. Sept. 10 to Oct. 8, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-024), following the Face Covering Emergency Order of Aug. 19 to Sept. 10 (Ex. MET-MKE-023); federal transit mask order extended to Jan. 18, 2022 (Ex. MET-MKE-044); Milwaukee County AO 20-14v7 Universal Face Mask Policy (eff. Aug. 2, 2021), AO 20-17v4 screening (July 15) and AO 20-7v8 (Aug. 19) for County facilities (Ex. MET-MKE-052); City of Milwaukee: no general order or mask mandate.

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in Milwaukee and Madison, the instrument that ended them, and what the record shows still in force afterward. The end of the general orders is not the end of the record: sector rules, standing duties and the federal layer continue past it.

End of general restrictions

June 1, 2021

2021-06-01 (Milwaukee); 2021-06-02 (Dane County)

Instrument City of Milwaukee: Phase 6 COVID-19 Public Health Plan (revised May 19, 2021) expired by its terms at 12:01 a.m. June 1, 2021 (Ex. MET-MKE-064; announced Ex. MET-MKE-040), ending capacity limits and the MCO § 62-8 mask requirement. Dane County: Emergency Order #16 (Apr. 29, 2021) expired at 12:01 a.m. June 2, 2021 (Ex. MET-MKE-022; Ex. MET-MKE-048).

What remained in force

Dane County: isolation and quarantine requirements; masks in health-care settings and on public transportation (Ex. MET-MKE-048); then the Face Covering Emergency Orders from Aug. 19, 2021 (Exs. MET-MKE-023, -024, -025). Milwaukee County: the federal transit mask order on MCTS (Ex. MET-MKE-044); County administrative orders for County facilities and employees (Ex. MET-MKE-052); the statewide isolation/quarantine framework. City of Milwaukee: no general order or mask mandate from June 1, 2021 until the January 2022 ordinance (post-period).

The State and the local orders

Wisconsin did not preempt or bar local COVID-19 orders at any time in the six quarters. Wis. Stat. § 252.03 gives local health officers power to 'do what is reasonable and necessary for the prevention and suppression of disease' and to 'forbid public gatherings when deemed necessary to control outbreaks or epidemics.' The Wisconsin Supreme Court's decisions striking statewide instruments (Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, May 13, 2020, on Emergency Order #28; Fabick v. Evers, 2021 WI 28, Mar. 31, 2021, on successive gubernatorial emergency declarations) did not reach local orders, and both metros re-imposed their regimes locally within a day of Palm (Exs. MET-MKE-005, -074). The only judicial limit on the local orders in this metro was James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58 (temporary injunction Sept. 10, 2020; decision June 11, 2021), holding that § 252.03 does not authorize a local health officer to close schools and vacating the school-closure provisions of PHMDC Emergency Order #9; the court left the gathering, capacity, tavern and mask provisions untouched (Ex. MET-MKE-026). Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63 (July 8, 2022) then held that § 252.03 authorizes local health officers to act by order, that no state law preempts Dane County's enforcement ordinance and that the delegation is constitutional (Ex. MET-MKE-027). The Legislature's 2021 attempts to constrain the emergency response (2021 AB 1, vetoed Feb. 5, 2021; 2021 AB 23 on vaccination mandates, vetoed Apr. 23, 2021; 2021 SB 183 on federal-funds oversight, vetoed Mar. 29, 2021; veto overrides failed May 17, 2022) never became law (docs.legis.wisconsin.gov histories read Sept. 26, 2026). The State's October 2020 capacity order (Emergency Order #3) expressly permitted more restrictive local orders, and Milwaukee's health department determined that its own order governed (Ex. MET-MKE-033).

Third quarter of 2021

July 1 through September 30, 2021, the last claimable quarter: the instruments the record shows in force in Milwaukee and Madison. An order in force on any day of the quarter is an order in force during it. The quarter nationally →

In force (7)

MET-MKE-023 (Dane County Face Covering Emergency Order, eff. Aug. 19, 2021)
MET-MKE-024 (Dane County Face Covering Emergency Order #2, eff. Sept. 10, 2021; in force on Sept. 30, 2021)
MET-MKE-044 (federal transit mask order as applied on MCTS through Q3 2021; CDC Order 86 Fed. Reg. 8025 and TSA SD 1582/84-21-01 series cited by name)
MET-MKE-047 (federal transit mask order as applied on Madison Metro)
MET-MKE-052 (Milwaukee County AO 20-13v10 eff. July 1, 2021; AO 20-17v4 eff. July 15, 2021; AO 20-14v7 eff. Aug. 2, 2021; AO 20-7v8 Aug. 19, 2021: County facilities and workforce)
MET-MKE-048 (Dane County isolation and quarantine requirements continuing after June 2, 2021, as stated by the health officer)
Statewide (cite by name): Wisconsin DHS isolation and quarantine directives for cases and contacts; the CDC conveyance mask order (86 Fed. Reg. 8025); OSHA Healthcare ETS, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.502

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in Milwaukee and Madison, sector by sector, in the order the record gives. Open a sector to read its chronology; every exhibit named opens its record.

Restaurants and bars

Milwaukee: closed to on-site consumption 2:01 a.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (Ex. 028); take-out only under Stay-At-Home (Ex. 030) and Safe at Home to May 21; Phase 2-3 reopening at 25 percent (Exs. 054, 055); 50 percent from July 1, 2020 (Ex. 056) with mandatory safety plans from Order #4.1 (Exs. 060, 032); 25 percent, seated only, dance floors closed from Oct. 29, 2020 through Mar. 18, 2021 (Exs. 034, 035, 036); 50 percent from Mar. 19, 2021 (Ex. 037); all limits end June 1, 2021 (Ex. 064). Dane: 50 percent of seating from Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. 002); closed to dine-in Mar. 25 to May 25 (Exs. 003, 005); 25 percent May 26 (Ex. 006); 50 percent June 15 (Ex. 008); 25 percent and taverns closed to indoor customers July 2, 2020 to Mar. 9, 2021 (Exs. 010-018); 50 percent (taverns 25) Mar. 10 to May 4, 2021 (Exs. 019-021); 75 percent May 5 to June 1, 2021 (Ex. 022).

Retail

Milwaukee: non-essential retail closed Mar. 25 to mid-May 2020 (Ex. 030); 25 percent in Phases 2-3; 50 percent or one per 30 sq. ft. from July 1, 2020; one person per 30 sq. ft. from Oct. 29, 2020 (Exs. 034-036); limits end June 1, 2021. Dane: non-essential retail closed Mar. 25 to May 25, 2020 (Exs. 003, 005: 25 percent Minimum Basic Operations from May 19); 25 percent May 26; 50 percent June 15, 2020 to May 4, 2021 (Exs. 008-021); 75 percent to June 1, 2021 (Ex. 022).

Personal care

Milwaukee: closed Mar. 25 to mid-May 2020; reopened in Phase 2-3 with capacity limits and masks; masks for staff and clients in every MMFS order (Exs. 060, 034). Dane: closed Mar. 25 to May 25, 2020; 25 percent with employee face coverings from May 26 (Ex. 006); 50 percent from June 15, 2020 (Ex. 008) through spring 2021.

Fitness and entertainment

Milwaukee: closed under Stay-At-Home; gyms 25 percent (Phase 3), 50 percent (Phase 4), one per 30 sq. ft. with mandatory masks (Order #4.2 onward); places of public amusement under Gathering Size Limits (lesser-of rule: 10 indoors Oct. 29, 2020 to Feb. 4, 2021; 250 from Feb. 5; 750 from Mar. 19, 2021). Dane: closed Mar. 25 to May 25, 2020; 25 percent then 50 percent; outdoor venues 25 percent of seating (Phase 1); indoor gatherings 10 (July 2, 2020), prohibited (Nov. 18 to Dec. 15, 2020), 10 (to spring 2021).

Hotels and short-term rentals

Milwaukee Stay-At-Home Order treated hotels, motels and shared rental units as residences for stay-home purposes (Ex. 030); Phase 4 release: 'Hotels/Motels - 50% capacity; pools, hot tubs and exercise facilities' limited (Ex. 057); Milwaukee County projected $100 million of lost 2020 revenue (Ex. 043).

Offices and telework

Milwaukee: non-essential businesses ordered to cease on-site activity except Minimum Basic Operations, work from home permitted (Ex. 030, Mar. 25, 2020); every MMFS order required businesses 'to facilitate remote work to the greatest extent possible' (Ex. 033). Dane: Emergency Order #2 (May 19, 2020) required all businesses 'to the greatest extent feasible, use technology to avoid meeting in person, including... remote work'; 'meetings, trainings, and conferences are considered Mass Gatherings' capped at 50 (June 15, 2020) and 10 (July 2, 2020 onward) (Exs. 005, 008, 010). Milwaukee County: Telework AO 20-3 from Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. 052).

Manufacturing

Non-essential manufacturing facilities in the City of Milwaukee were required to cease on-site activity Mar. 25 to mid-May 2020 except Minimum Basic Operations (Ex. 030 § 3); breweries, wineries and distilleries could continue manufacturing with distancing while their taprooms were closed or limited (Exs. 034, 035).

Construction

Treated as essential infrastructure in both stay-home orders (Exs. 030, 005: 'essential infrastructure, broadly defined'), subject to Social/Physical Distancing Requirements and Safe Business Practices.

Real estate

Stay-home orders barred landlords from entering leased residential premises except for maintenance emergencies (Exs. 030, 005); showings and closings depended on the Minimum Basic Operations and essential-services definitions.

Hospitals and long-term care

Dane County Mar. 15, 2020 order: long-term care facilities exempt from the gathering ban only if all visitation except compassionate care restricted, volunteers and non-essential personnel excluded, group activities and communal dining cancelled, active screening (Ex. 002). Milwaukee Phase 6 release (Mar. 18, 2021): the order 'no longer restricts visitors to long-term care facilities' (Ex. 038), establishing that the City's orders had restricted them until then. Health-care masking continued in Dane County after June 2, 2021 (Ex. 048).

Dental and elective health care

No metro-level order located; governed by the statewide Safer at Home order's health-care provisions and the Wisconsin Dental Association and DHS guidance.

Schools

Milwaukee: K-12 schools closed for in-person instruction and extracurricular activities 'until further notice' from Mar. 25, 2020 through Phase 4 (Exs. 030, 056, 059); from Order #4.1 (July 31, 2020) to the Phase 6 orders (spring 2021) closed 'until they have COVID-19 safety plans approved by the Milwaukee Health Department' (Exs. 060, 034-037, 069); Aug. 5, 2021 guidance only (Ex. 070). Dane: closed for instruction Mar. 25, 2020 (Ex. 003) through Phase 1 (Ex. 006); open 'as of July 1, 2020' (Ex. 008); grades 3-12 ordered virtual by Emergency Order #9 (eff. Aug. 24, 2020), enjoined Sept. 10, 2020 and vacated June 11, 2021 (Exs. 012, 026); written hygiene and masking requirements for schools continued in Emergency Orders #10-#16.

Child care

Milwaukee: child care settings capped at 50 percent (Phase 3) and 75 percent of building capacity (Orders #4.2-#4.4) (Exs. 055, 034, 035); Dane: child care subject to the orders' child care and youth settings sections; Madison and Dane isolation and quarantine requirements continued after June 2, 2021 (Ex. 048).

Worship and gatherings

Milwaukee: all gatherings outside a household prohibited Mar. 25 to mid-May 2020 (Ex. 030); faith-based gatherings 25 percent (Phase 3), 50 percent (Phase 4), then Gathering Size Limits (10 indoors / 25 outdoors from Oct. 29, 2020; 250 from Feb. 5, 2021; 750 from Mar. 19, 2021). Dane: all gatherings prohibited Mar. 25 to May 25, 2020; 50 indoors (commercial) / 50 outdoors May 26; 50/100 June 15; 10/25 July 2, 2020; indoor gatherings prohibited Nov. 18 to Dec. 15, 2020; 10/25 Dec. 16; 10/50 Jan. 13, 2021; religious entities subject to the gathering sections throughout.

Courts and public offices

Milwaukee County Circuit Court: Chief Judge Triggiano's emergency order effective Mar. 16, 2020; Supreme Court orders of Mar. 22, 2020 suspending jury trials and most in-person proceedings to May 22, 2020 (extended); Clerk's in-person hours limited from Mar. 24, 2020; criminal division office closed to the public (Exs. 053, 072, 073). Milwaukee County closed senior centers, parks venues and the Zoo from Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. 053) and governed County facilities through administrative orders into Q3 2021 (Ex. 052). Madison closed libraries and public-facing counters from March 2020 (Exs. 045, 050).

Travel and quarantine

Milwaukee Stay-At-Home Order: 'All travel... except Essential Travel and Essential Activities... is prohibited' (Ex. 030 § 5). MCTS: Saturday schedules on weekdays and Freeway Flyers suspended (Mar. 2020), fares suspended to June 1, 2020, 10 riders per bus, masks from Aug. 1, 2020, federal mask order through Q3 2021 (Exs. 041-044). Madison Metro: 15 riders per bus from Mar. 18, 2020, Saturday schedules from Mar. 23, 20 riders and masks from July 13, 2020, federal mask order from Feb. 1, 2021 (Exs. 045-047). Isolation and quarantine requirements in Dane County continued after June 2, 2021 (Ex. 048).

Face coverings

Dane County: Emergency Order #8 (eff. July 13, 2020, age 5+) continued in every order to June 2, 2021 (Exs. 011-022); Face Covering Emergency Orders (age 2+) Aug. 19, 2021 to Mar. 1, 2022 (Exs. 023-025). Milwaukee: MCO § 62-8 (adopted July 13, eff. July 16, 2020, age 3+) to June 1, 2021 (Exs. 066, 067); every MMFS order incorporated it (Exs. 060, 034-037). Statewide Emergency Order #1 Aug. 1, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021. Transit: MCTS from Aug. 1, 2020; Metro from July 13, 2020; federal order from Feb. 1, 2021 (Exs. 041, 046, 047, 044).

Vaccination mandates

Milwaukee County AO 21-3v2 vaccine mandate for County employees and contractors effective Oct. 8, 2021 (post-period) (Ex. 052); no vaccination-proof-for-entry order was issued in either metro in the period.

On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the Milwaukee and Madison file across the nineteen months from March 2020 through September 2021, in the order it took effect. A bar takes the color of the instrument's first limitation type and runs from its effective month through its end month; a fading edge marks an instrument whose end the record does not date. Point at a bar for its dates; open the bar for the record.

Stay-at-home 5Business closure 9Telework mandate 5Capacity limit 42Gathering cap 41Face-covering requirement 40Travel and quarantine 9Schools and child care 29Health care orders 1Curfew and hours 1Alcohol and bars 23Events and venues 11Courts and public offices 6Workplace rules 31Vaccination or testing 1Quarantine and isolation 3Other 7

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Ex. MET-MKE-001 Order of the Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County Imposing…Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Mar. 13, 2020

Order of the Public Health…

Ex. MET-MKE-002 Order Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 50 or…Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County… · Mar. 16, 2020

Order Imposing a Countywide…

Ex. MET-MKE-052 Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures…Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative… · Mar. 16, 2020

Milwaukee County COVID-19…

Ex. MET-MKE-053 Milwaukee County COVID-19 page (as captured Mar. 16, 2020): Chief…Milwaukee County (COVID-19 page); District One… · Mar. 16, 2020

Milwaukee County COVID-19…

Ex. MET-MKE-073 Milwaukee County Courts page (as captured Mar. 30, 2020): jury trials…Chief Judge Mary E. Triggiano; Clerk of Circuit… · Mar. 16, 2020

Milwaukee County Courts page…

Ex. MET-MKE-028 COVID-19 Order Restricting Food and Beverage Sales, Version 1Public Health Officers of the Health Departments… · Mar. 17, 2020

COVID-19 Order Restricting…

Ex. MET-MKE-029 Press release: Eleven Milwaukee County Municipalities Restrict Food…Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele (press… · Mar. 17, 2020

Press release: Eleven…

Ex. MET-MKE-045 Metro Transit COVID-19 Updates (page as captured Mar. 22, 2020)City of Madison Metro Transit · Mar. 18, 2020

Metro Transit COVID-19…

Ex. MET-MKE-042 March 19: MCTS Update on Coronavirus or COVID-19Milwaukee County Transit System · Mar. 19, 2020

March 19: MCTS Update on…

Ex. MET-MKE-072 Wisconsin Court System COVID-19 page listing the Supreme Court's…Wisconsin Supreme Court and Director of State… · Mar. 22, 2020

Wisconsin Court System…

Ex. MET-MKE-050 News release: City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus: Updated March 24…City of Madison (Mayor's Office) · Mar. 24, 2020

News release: City of…

Ex. MET-MKE-003 Safer at Home Order of Public Health Madison & Dane County (adopting…Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County… · Mar. 25, 2020

Safer at Home Order of…

Ex. MET-MKE-030 Order of the City of Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Imposing a…Jeanette Kowalik, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Commissioner… · Mar. 25, 2020

Order of the City of…

Ex. MET-MKE-051 News release: County Executive, Madison Mayor: Coronavirus Spreading…Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Madison… · Mar. 27, 2020

News release: County…

Ex. MET-MKE-074 Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the…City of Milwaukee, acting through its… · May 14, 2020

Moving Milwaukee Forward…

Ex. MET-MKE-005 Emergency Order #2Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · May 19, 2020

Emergency Order #2

Ex. MET-MKE-075 Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the…City of Milwaukee, acting through its… · May 21, 2020

Moving Milwaukee Forward…

Ex. MET-MKE-071 city.milwaukee.gov/MMFS index page (May 30, 2020 capture) listing…City of Milwaukee (Moving Milwaukee Forward… · May 30, 2020

city.milwaukee.gov/MMFS…

Ex. MET-MKE-043 MCTS to Resume Fare Collection on June 1 (release of May 26, 2020)Milwaukee County Transit System · June 1, 2020

MCTS to Resume Fare…

Ex. MET-MKE-054 Moving Milwaukee Forward, Phased Re-Opening Plan for the City of…Milwaukee Health Department · June 4, 2020

Moving Milwaukee Forward…

Ex. MET-MKE-007 Emergency Order #4Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · June 5, 2020

Emergency Order #4

Ex. MET-MKE-076 Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the…City of Milwaukee, acting through its… · June 5, 2020

Moving Milwaukee Forward…

Ex. MET-MKE-008 Emergency Order #5 (Forward Dane Phase 2)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · June 15, 2020

Emergency Order #5 (Forward…

Ex. MET-MKE-055 Media release: The City of Milwaukee is still in Phase 3 of its…Milwaukee Health Department · June 19, 2020

Media release: The City of…

Ex. MET-MKE-009 Emergency Order #6Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · June 25, 2020

Emergency Order #6

Ex. MET-MKE-058 Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan, full table (June 25…Milwaukee Health Department · June 25, 2020

Moving Milwaukee Forward…

Ex. MET-MKE-056 Order #4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (June…City of Milwaukee, acting through its… · July 1, 2020

Order #4, COVID-19 Public…

Ex. MET-MKE-057 Media release: The City of Milwaukee Moves Forward into Phase 4 of its…Milwaukee Health Department · July 1, 2020

Media release: The City of…

Ex. MET-MKE-010 Emergency Order #7Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · July 2, 2020

Emergency Order #7

Ex. MET-MKE-011 Emergency Order #8Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · July 13, 2020

Emergency Order #8

Ex. MET-MKE-046 Mask Up Madison: Face Coverings Required to Ride (page as captured…City of Madison Metro Transit (implementing… · July 13, 2020

Mask Up Madison: Face…

Ex. MET-MKE-063 MKE Cares Mask Ordinance poster (July 16, 2020)Milwaukee Health Department · July 16, 2020

MKE Cares Mask Ordinance…

Ex. MET-MKE-066 Common Council File No. 200426, Substitute 2: A substitute ordinance…Mayor and Common Council of the City of… · July 16, 2020

Common Council File No.…

Ex. MET-MKE-067 Media release: Milwaukee Cares Mask Ordinance to Go into Effect July…Milwaukee Health Department · July 16, 2020

Media release: Milwaukee…

Ex. MET-MKE-068 MKE Cares mask ordinance FAQ (July 14, 2020)Milwaukee Health Department · July 16, 2020

MKE Cares mask ordinance FAQ…

Ex. MET-MKE-059 Media release: The City of Milwaukee Phase 4 Assessment Update, MKE…Milwaukee Health Department · July 17, 2020

Media release: The City of…

Ex. MET-MKE-060 Order #4.1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee…City of Milwaukee, acting through its… · July 31, 2020

Order #4.1, COVID-19 Public…

Ex. MET-MKE-061 Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely full table (July 31, 2020) (Phase 4.1…Milwaukee Health Department · July 31, 2020

Moving Milwaukee Forward…

Ex. MET-MKE-062 Media release: Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Phase 4.1 (July 31…Milwaukee Health Department · July 31, 2020

Media release: Moving…

Ex. MET-MKE-041 MCTS to Require Masks on Buses Starting August 1 (release of July 23…Milwaukee County Transit System (operated by… · Aug. 1, 2020

MCTS to Require Masks on…

Ex. MET-MKE-069 Milwaukee Health Department K-12 Reopening Guidance (Aug. 11, 2020)…Milwaukee Health Department · Aug. 11, 2020

Milwaukee Health Department…

Ex. MET-MKE-012 Emergency Order #9Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Aug. 24, 2020

Emergency Order #9

Ex. MET-MKE-013 Emergency Order #9 AmendmentJanel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Sept. 2, 2020

Emergency Order #9 Amendment

Ex. MET-MKE-026 James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58 (Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA…Supreme Court of Wisconsin · Sept. 10, 2020

James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI…

Ex. MET-MKE-065 Media release: Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Business Update (Sept.…Milwaukee Health Department · Sept. 11, 2020

Media release: Moving…

Ex. MET-MKE-032 Media release: The City of Milwaukee Phase 4.1 Order Update (Sept. 25…Milwaukee Health Department · Sept. 25, 2020

Media release: The City of…

Ex. MET-MKE-033 Media release: The City of Milwaukee Health Department will continue…Milwaukee Health Department · Oct. 7, 2020

Media release: The City of…

Ex. MET-MKE-034 Order #4.2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee…City of Milwaukee, acting through its… · Oct. 29, 2020

Order #4.2, COVID-19 Public…

Ex. MET-MKE-031 Statement from Acting Commissioner Marlaina Jackson (Nov. 11, 2020)Marlaina Jackson, Acting Commissioner of Health… · Nov. 11, 2020

Statement from Acting…

Ex. MET-MKE-014 Emergency Order #10Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Nov. 18, 2020

Emergency Order #10

Ex. MET-MKE-015 Emergency Order #10 AmendmentJanel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Nov. 20, 2020

Emergency Order #10…

Ex. MET-MKE-035 Order #4.3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee…City of Milwaukee, acting through its… · Dec. 3, 2020

Order #4.3, COVID-19 Public…

Ex. MET-MKE-016 Emergency Order #11Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Dec. 16, 2020

Emergency Order #11

Ex. MET-MKE-017 Emergency Order #12Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Jan. 13, 2021

Emergency Order #12

Ex. MET-MKE-044 Federal Mask Mandate for Public Transportation Extended (release of…Milwaukee County Transit System (implementing… · Feb. 1, 2021

Federal Mask Mandate for…

Ex. MET-MKE-047 Federal Mask Policy: Masks Now Required on Buses (page as captured…City of Madison Metro Transit (implementing the… · Feb. 1, 2021

Federal Mask Policy: Masks…

Ex. MET-MKE-036 Order #4.4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee…City of Milwaukee, acting through its… · Feb. 5, 2021

Order #4.4, COVID-19 Public…

Ex. MET-MKE-018 Emergency Order #13Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Feb. 10, 2021

Emergency Order #13

Ex. MET-MKE-019 Emergency Order #14Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Mar. 10, 2021

Emergency Order #14

Ex. MET-MKE-039 Updated Gating Criteria and Phases chart (Mar. 17, 2021)Milwaukee Health Department · Mar. 17, 2021

Updated Gating Criteria and…

Ex. MET-MKE-020 Emergency Order #14 AmendmentJanel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Mar. 18, 2021

Emergency Order #14…

Ex. MET-MKE-038 News release: Milwaukee Health Department Modifies COVID-19 Public…Milwaukee Health Department (Commissioner… · Mar. 18, 2021

News release: Milwaukee…

Ex. MET-MKE-037 Phase 6 (Substantial Transmission) COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the…City of Milwaukee, acting through its… · Mar. 19, 2021

Phase 6 (Substantial…

Ex. MET-MKE-021 Emergency Order #15Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Apr. 7, 2021

Emergency Order #15

Ex. MET-MKE-022 Emergency Order #16Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · May 5, 2021

Emergency Order #16

Ex. MET-MKE-064 Phase 6 (Substantial Transmission) COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the…City of Milwaukee, acting through its… · May 20, 2021

Phase 6 (Substantial…

Ex. MET-MKE-040 News release: Moving Milwaukee Forward Health Order to Expire June 1…Milwaukee Health Department (Commissioner… · June 1, 2021

News release: Moving…

Ex. MET-MKE-048 News release: All Public Health Orders Lifted in Dane County (June 2…City of Madison (release quoting Public Health… · June 2, 2021

News release: All Public…

Ex. MET-MKE-070 Milwaukee Health Department K-12 Reopening Guidance, 2021-2022 School…Milwaukee Health Department · Aug. 5, 2021

Milwaukee Health Department…

Ex. MET-MKE-023 Face Covering Emergency Order (posted as Emergency Order #17)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Aug. 19, 2021

Face Covering Emergency…

Ex. MET-MKE-024 Face Covering Emergency Order #2 (posted as Emergency Order #18)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Sept. 10, 2021

Face Covering Emergency…

Ex. MET-MKE-025 Face Covering Emergency Order #3 (posted as Emergency Order #19)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison… · Oct. 8, 2021

Face Covering Emergency…

Ex. MET-MKE-027 Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63 (Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382)…Supreme Court of Wisconsin · July 8, 2022

Becker v. Dane County, 2022…

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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Level	Effective	End	Quarters	Limitations	Source	File
Ex. MET-MKE-001	Order of the Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 250 or More PeopleCountywide moratorium on mass gatherings of 250 or more people to mitigate the spread of COVID-19	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County)	County	Mar. 13, 2020	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 419 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-002	Order Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 50 or More PeopleCountywide moratorium on mass gatherings of 50 or more people to mitigate the spread of COVID-19	Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County)	County	Mar. 16, 2020	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 464 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-052	Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021)Milwaukee County Administrative Orders on COVID-19 (index page as captured Nov. 23, 2021)	Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services)	County	Mar. 16, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021		Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 204 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-053	Milwaukee County COVID-19 page (as captured Mar. 16, 2020): Chief Judge's emergency order effective March 16, 2020; senior centers and dining sites closed or carry-out only from March 16-17, 2020; parks venues and the Zoo closedMilwaukee County COVID-19 closures and service changes, March 2020	Milwaukee County (COVID-19 page); District One Chief Judge Mary E. Triggiano (court order described)	County	Mar. 16, 2020	not dated		Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 1.5 MB
Ex. MET-MKE-073	Milwaukee County Courts page (as captured Mar. 30, 2020): jury trials and most in-person proceedings suspended to May 22, 2020; new juries cancelled March 16 through May 22, 2020; Clerk's in-person hours limited from March 24, 2020; criminal division office closed to the publicMilwaukee County Circuit Court COVID-19 operations, March 2020	Chief Judge Mary E. Triggiano; Clerk of Circuit Court; implementing the Wisconsin Supreme Court's orders of March 22, 2020	Court	Mar. 16, 2020	May 22, 2020		Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 455 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-028	COVID-19 Order Restricting Food and Beverage Sales, Version 1COVID-19 Order Restricting Food and Beverage Sales in the Cities and Villages of Milwaukee, Bayside, Brown…	Public Health Officers of the Health Departments of Milwaukee City, North Shore, Cudahy, South Milwaukee and St. Francis, in coordination with their Mayors and Village Presidents and the Milwaukee County Executive	City	Mar. 17, 2020	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 200 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-029	Press release: Eleven Milwaukee County Municipalities Restrict Food and Beverage Sales in Latest Effort to Protect Public HealthEleven Milwaukee County Municipalities Restrict Food and Beverage Sales; Emergency Order goes into effect…	Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele (press office) on behalf of eleven municipal leaders	County	Mar. 17, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 229 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-045	Metro Transit COVID-19 Updates (page as captured Mar. 22, 2020)Metro Transit: 15-passenger capacity limit, Saturday schedules seven days a week, rear-door exit	City of Madison Metro Transit	City	Mar. 18, 2020	July 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 450 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-042	March 19: MCTS Update on Coronavirus or COVID-19MCTS service reduction to Saturday schedules; Freeway Flyer suspension; administration building closed	Milwaukee County Transit System	County	Mar. 19, 2020	June 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 234 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-072	Wisconsin Court System COVID-19 page listing the Supreme Court's administrative orders, including 'In Re the Matter of the Extension of Orders and Interim Rule Concerning Continuation of Jury Trials, Suspension of Statutory Deadlines for Non-Criminal Jury Trials, and Remote Hearings During the Covid-19 Pandemic (Filed May 22, 2020)' and the March 22, 2020 remote-hearing orderWisconsin Court System: COVID-19 orders index	Wisconsin Supreme Court and Director of State Courts (index page as captured Sept. 15, 2020)	Court	Mar. 22, 2020	not dated		Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 782 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-050	News release: City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus: Updated March 24 (2020)City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus, Updated March 24	City of Madison (Mayor's Office)	City	Mar. 24, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 290 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-003	Safer at Home Order of Public Health Madison & Dane County (adopting and incorporating DHS Emergency Order #12)Safer at Home Order	Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County)	County	Mar. 25, 2020	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 594 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-030	Order of the City of Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Imposing a City-Wide 'Stay-At-Home' Requirement to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 (signed March 23, 2020)City-wide Stay-At-Home Order	Jeanette Kowalik, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Commissioner of Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department	City	Mar. 25, 2020	May 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 141 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-051	News release: County Executive, Madison Mayor: Coronavirus Spreading, Everyone Needs to Isolate Now (Mar. 27, 2020)Coronavirus Spreading, Everyone Needs to Isolate Now	Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway	County	Mar. 27, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 255 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-074	Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee ('Milwaukee Safe at Home') (May 14, 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #1 (Milwaukee Safe at Home)	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Jeanette Kowalik)	City	May 14, 2020	May 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-MKE-005	Emergency Order #2Order of Public Health Madison & Dane County, Emergency Order #2 (modified stay-at-home order)	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	May 19, 2020	May 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 738 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-075	Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Phase 2) (May 21, 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #2 (Phase 2)	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health	City	May 21, 2020	June 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-MKE-071	city.milwaukee.gov/MMFS index page (May 30, 2020 capture) listing 'Moving Milwaukee Forward - Order #1 COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee' (May 14, 2020: 'City of Milwaukee Releases New Order') and 'Moving Milwaukee Forward - Order #2' (May 21-22, 2020) and a May 29, 2020 updateMoving Milwaukee Forward Safely page	City of Milwaukee (Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely web page, as captured May 30, 2020)	City	May 30, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 36 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-043	MCTS to Resume Fare Collection on June 1 (release of May 26, 2020)Resumption of fare collection; front-door boarding restored; masks recommended	Milwaukee County Transit System	County	June 1, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 215 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-054	Moving Milwaukee Forward, Phased Re-Opening Plan for the City of Milwaukee, full table (June 4, 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan (full table, June 4, 2020)	Milwaukee Health Department	City	June 4, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 291 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-007	Emergency Order #4Emergency Order #4 (amending Forward Dane Phase 1)	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	June 5, 2020	June 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 559 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-076	Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Phase 3) (early June 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #3 (Phase 3)	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health	City	June 5, 2020	July 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-MKE-008	Emergency Order #5 (Forward Dane Phase 2)Emergency Order #5, Forward Dane Phase 2	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	June 15, 2020	June 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 565 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-055	Media release: The City of Milwaukee is still in Phase 3 of its COVID-19 Orders (June 19, 2020)Phase 3 status update	Milwaukee Health Department	City	June 19, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 615 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-009	Emergency Order #6Emergency Order #6 (amending Forward Dane Phase 2)	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	June 25, 2020	July 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 564 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-058	Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan, full table (June 25, 2020) (Phase 4 version)Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan (full table, June 25, 2020)	Milwaukee Health Department	City	June 25, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 293 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-056	Order #4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (June 26, 2020) (Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Phase 4)Order #4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Jeanette Kowalik, Commissioner)	City	July 1, 2020	July 31, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 327 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-057	Media release: The City of Milwaukee Moves Forward into Phase 4 of its COVID-19 Orders (June 26, 2020)Phase 4 effective July 1, 2020	Milwaukee Health Department	City	July 1, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 609 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-010	Emergency Order #7Emergency Order #7 (bars closed to indoor service; gatherings 10 indoors and 25 outdoors)	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	July 2, 2020	July 13, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 572 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-011	Emergency Order #8Emergency Order #8 (face coverings required; continued gathering and tavern limits)	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	July 13, 2020	Aug. 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 577 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-046	Mask Up Madison: Face Coverings Required to Ride (page as captured Aug. 4, 2020; update posted July 13, 2020)Face coverings required on Metro; 20 passengers per bus	City of Madison Metro Transit (implementing PHMDC Emergency Order #8)	City	July 13, 2020	Feb. 1, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 268 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-063	MKE Cares Mask Ordinance poster (July 16, 2020)MKE Cares Mask Ordinance poster	Milwaukee Health Department	City	July 16, 2020	June 1, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 153 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-066	Common Council File No. 200426, Substitute 2: A substitute ordinance relating to a requirement for face coverings in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic (creating MCO §§ 62-1-11, 62-1-12 and 62-8) ('MKE Cares' mask ordinance)A substitute ordinance relating to a requirement for face coverings in public spaces during the COVID-19…	Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee (Common Council File No. 200426, Substitute 2; sponsors Ald. Dimitrijevic, Zamarripa, Johnson, Kovac, Hamilton, Dodd, Perez and Lewis); certified by the City Clerk	City	July 16, 2020	June 1, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 120 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-067	Media release: Milwaukee Cares Mask Ordinance to Go into Effect July 16 (July 14, 2020)Milwaukee Cares Mask Ordinance to Go into Effect July 16	Milwaukee Health Department	City	July 16, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 443 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-068	MKE Cares mask ordinance FAQ (July 14, 2020)MKE Cares FAQ	Milwaukee Health Department	City	July 16, 2020	June 1, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 167 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-059	Media release: The City of Milwaukee Phase 4 Assessment Update, MKE Cares mask ordinance in effect and clarification on school openings (July 17, 2020)Phase 4 assessment update; schools not permitted to hold in-person sessions	Milwaukee Health Department	City	July 17, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 707 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-060	Order #4.1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (July 30, 2020)Order #4.1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health	City	July 31, 2020	Oct. 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 336 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-061	Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely full table (July 31, 2020) (Phase 4.1 version)Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely full table, July 31, 2020	Milwaukee Health Department	City	July 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 305 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-062	Media release: Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Phase 4.1 (July 31, 2020)Phase 4.1 release	Milwaukee Health Department	City	July 31, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 439 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-041	MCTS to Require Masks on Buses Starting August 1 (release of July 23, 2020)MCTS mask requirement and passenger limits	Milwaukee County Transit System (operated by Milwaukee Transport Services, Inc. for Milwaukee County)	County	Aug. 1, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 84 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-069	Milwaukee Health Department K-12 Reopening Guidance (Aug. 11, 2020), with the School Safety Assessment ChecklistMHD K-12 Reopening Guidance (2020-21 school year)	Milwaukee Health Department	City	Aug. 11, 2020	June 1, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 213 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-012	Emergency Order #9Emergency Order #9 (schools limited to in-person instruction for grades K-2; face coverings and gathering…	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Aug. 24, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 586 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-013	Emergency Order #9 Amendment	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Sept. 2, 2020	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 585 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-026	James 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.…	Supreme Court of Wisconsin	Court	Sept. 10, 2020	June 30, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read	PDF 535 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-065	Media release: Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Business Update (Sept. 11, 2020)Business update: safety plan and Risk Assessment Tool submissions under Order #4.1	Milwaukee Health Department	City	Sept. 11, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 734 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-032	Media release: The City of Milwaukee Phase 4.1 Order Update (Sept. 25, 2020)Phase 4.1 Order Update	Milwaukee Health Department	City	Sept. 25, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 781 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-033	Media release: The City of Milwaukee Health Department will continue to enforce the Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Order as written (Oct. 7, 2020)MHD to continue enforcing the local order alongside DHS Emergency Order #3	Milwaukee Health Department	City	Oct. 7, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 434 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-034	Order #4.2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Revised Oct. 26, 2020)Order #4.2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Milwaukee Health Department)	City	Oct. 29, 2020	Dec. 3, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 335 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-031	Statement from Acting Commissioner Marlaina Jackson (Nov. 11, 2020)Statement supporting Executive Order #94 and confirming Order 4.2 remains in effect	Marlaina Jackson, Acting Commissioner of Health, Milwaukee Health Department	City	Nov. 11, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Primary source read	PDF 330 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-014	Emergency Order #10Emergency Order #10 (indoor gatherings prohibited; outdoor gatherings 10)	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Nov. 18, 2020	Dec. 16, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 590 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-015	Emergency Order #10 Amendment	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Nov. 20, 2020	Dec. 16, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 591 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-035	Order #4.3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Revised Nov. 30, 2020)Order #4.3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Milwaukee Health Department)	City	Dec. 3, 2020	Feb. 5, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 189 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-016	Emergency Order #11	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Dec. 16, 2020	Jan. 13, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 1.2 MB
Ex. MET-MKE-017	Emergency Order #12	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Jan. 13, 2021	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 576 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-044	Federal Mask Mandate for Public Transportation Extended (release of Aug. 23, 2021)Masks required on all MCTS buses regardless of vaccination status through at least January 18, 2022	Milwaukee County Transit System (implementing the TSA Security Directive and CDC order)	County	Feb. 1, 2021	Jan. 18, 2022	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 228 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-047	Federal Mask Policy: Masks Now Required on Buses (page as captured Feb. 5, 2021)Federal mask policy on Metro Transit	City of Madison Metro Transit (implementing the CDC order)	City	Feb. 1, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 252 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-036	Order #4.4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Feb. 1, 2021)Order #4.4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Milwaukee Health Department)	City	Feb. 5, 2021	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 193 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-018	Emergency Order #13	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Feb. 10, 2021	Mar. 10, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 580 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-019	Emergency Order #14Emergency Order #14 (restaurants to 50 percent; taverns 25 percent indoors)	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Mar. 10, 2021	Apr. 7, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 1.1 MB
Ex. MET-MKE-039	Updated Gating Criteria and Phases chart (Mar. 17, 2021)Updated Gating Criteria (milwaukee.gov/MMFS, MHD 3/17/21)	Milwaukee Health Department	City	Mar. 17, 2021	June 30, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 194 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-020	Emergency Order #14 Amendment	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Mar. 18, 2021	Apr. 7, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 1.2 MB
Ex. MET-MKE-038	News release: Milwaukee Health Department Modifies COVID-19 Public Health Order; Revised Gating Criteria Also Clarify Reopening Steps (Mar. 18, 2021)Revised Public Health Order News Release	Milwaukee Health Department (Commissioner Kirsten Johnson)	City	Mar. 18, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 580 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-037	Phase 6 (Substantial Transmission) COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Mar. 17, 2021)Phase 6 Substantial Transmission, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Kirsten Johnson, Commissioner)	City	Mar. 19, 2021	May 20, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 193 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-021	Emergency Order #15	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Apr. 7, 2021	May 5, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 1.1 MB
Ex. MET-MKE-022	Emergency Order #16Emergency Order #16 (the last general order; 75 percent indoor capacity; face coverings)	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	May 5, 2021	June 2, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 1.1 MB
Ex. MET-MKE-064	Phase 6 (Substantial Transmission) COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee, revised May 19, 2021 (v3)Phase 6 Substantial Transmission, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (revised May 19, 2021)	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Kirsten Johnson, Commissioner)	City	May 20, 2021	June 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 533 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-040	News release: Moving Milwaukee Forward Health Order to Expire June 1 (May 18, 2021)Moving Milwaukee Forward Health Order to Expire June 1	Milwaukee Health Department (Commissioner Kirsten Johnson; Mayor Tom Barrett quoted)	City	June 1, 2021	June 30, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Primary source read	PDF 340 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-048	News release: All Public Health Orders Lifted in Dane County (June 2, 2021)All Public Health Orders Lifted in Dane County	City of Madison (release quoting Public Health Officer Janel Heinrich and County Executive Joe Parisi)	County	June 2, 2021	June 30, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read	PDF 75 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-070	Milwaukee Health Department K-12 Reopening Guidance, 2021-2022 School Year (Aug. 5, 2021)MHD K-12 Reopening Guidance 2021-2022	Milwaukee Health Department	City	Aug. 5, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 700 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-023	Face Covering Emergency Order (posted as Emergency Order #17)Face Covering Emergency Order	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Aug. 19, 2021	Sept. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 498 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-024	Face Covering Emergency Order #2 (posted as Emergency Order #18)Face Covering Emergency Order #2	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Sept. 10, 2021	Oct. 8, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 503 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-025	Face Covering Emergency Order #3 (posted as Emergency Order #19)Face Covering Emergency Order #3	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	County	Oct. 8, 2021	Nov. 5, 2021		Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 504 KB
Ex. MET-MKE-027	Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63 (Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382) (decided July 8, 2022)Jeffrey Becker, Andrea Klein and A Leap Above Dance, LLC v. Dane County, Janel Heinrich and Public Health of…	Supreme Court of Wisconsin	Court	July 8, 2022	not dated		Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read	PDF 552 KB
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Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County), Order of the Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 250 or More People (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-001)
Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County), Order Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 50 or More People (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-002)
Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services), Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-052)
Milwaukee County (COVID-19 page); District One Chief Judge Mary E. Triggiano (court order described), Milwaukee County COVID-19 page (as captured Mar. 16, 2020): Chief Judge's emergency order effective March 16, 2020; senior centers and dining sites closed or carry-out only from March 16-17, 2020; parks venues and the Zoo closed (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-053)
Chief Judge Mary E. Triggiano; Clerk of Circuit Court; implementing the Wisconsin Supreme Court's orders of March 22, 2020, Milwaukee County Courts page (as captured Mar. 30, 2020): jury trials and most in-person proceedings suspended to May 22, 2020; new juries cancelled March 16 through May 22, 2020; Clerk's in-person hours limited from March 24, 2020; criminal division office closed to the public (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-073)
Public Health Officers of the Health Departments of Milwaukee City, North Shore, Cudahy, South Milwaukee and St. Francis, in coordination with their Mayors and Village Presidents and the Milwaukee County Executive, COVID-19 Order Restricting Food and Beverage Sales, Version 1 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-028)
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele (press office) on behalf of eleven municipal leaders, Press release: Eleven Milwaukee County Municipalities Restrict Food and Beverage Sales in Latest Effort to Protect Public Health (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-029)
City of Madison Metro Transit, Metro Transit COVID-19 Updates (page as captured Mar. 22, 2020) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-045)
Milwaukee County Transit System, March 19: MCTS Update on Coronavirus or COVID-19 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-042)
Wisconsin Supreme Court and Director of State Courts (index page as captured Sept. 15, 2020), Wisconsin Court System COVID-19 page listing the Supreme Court's administrative orders, including 'In Re the Matter of the Extension of Orders and Interim Rule Concerning Continuation of Jury Trials, Suspension of Statutory Deadlines for Non-Criminal Jury Trials, and Remote Hearings During the Covid-19 Pandemic (Filed May 22, 2020)' and the March 22, 2020 remote-hearing order (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-072)
City of Madison (Mayor's Office), News release: City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus: Updated March 24 (2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-050)
Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County), Safer at Home Order of Public Health Madison & Dane County (adopting and incorporating DHS Emergency Order #12) (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-003)
Jeanette Kowalik, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Commissioner of Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department, Order of the City of Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Imposing a City-Wide 'Stay-At-Home' Requirement to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 (signed March 23, 2020) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-030)
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, News release: County Executive, Madison Mayor: Coronavirus Spreading, Everyone Needs to Isolate Now (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-051)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Jeanette Kowalik), Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee ('Milwaukee Safe at Home') (May 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-074)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #2 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-005)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health, Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Phase 2) (May 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-075)
City of Milwaukee (Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely web page, as captured May 30, 2020), city.milwaukee.gov/MMFS index page (May 30, 2020 capture) listing 'Moving Milwaukee Forward - Order #1 COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee' (May 14, 2020: 'City of Milwaukee Releases New Order') and 'Moving Milwaukee Forward - Order #2' (May 21-22, 2020) and a May 29, 2020 update (Ex. MET-MKE-071)
Milwaukee County Transit System, MCTS to Resume Fare Collection on June 1 (release of May 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-043)
Milwaukee Health Department, Moving Milwaukee Forward, Phased Re-Opening Plan for the City of Milwaukee, full table (June 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-054)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #4 (June 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-007)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health, Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Phase 3) (early June 2020) (June 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-076)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #5 (Forward Dane Phase 2) (June 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-008)
Milwaukee Health Department, Media release: The City of Milwaukee is still in Phase 3 of its COVID-19 Orders (June 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-055)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #6 (June 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-009)
Milwaukee Health Department, Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan, full table (June 25, 2020) (Phase 4 version) (Ex. MET-MKE-058)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Jeanette Kowalik, Commissioner), Order #4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (June 26, 2020) (Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Phase 4) (Ex. MET-MKE-056)
Milwaukee Health Department, Media release: The City of Milwaukee Moves Forward into Phase 4 of its COVID-19 Orders (June 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-057)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #7 (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-010)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #8 (July 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-011)
City of Madison Metro Transit (implementing PHMDC Emergency Order #8), Mask Up Madison: Face Coverings Required to Ride (page as captured Aug. 4, 2020; update posted July 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-046)
Milwaukee Health Department, MKE Cares Mask Ordinance poster (July 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-063)
Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee (Common Council File No. 200426, Substitute 2; sponsors Ald. Dimitrijevic, Zamarripa, Johnson, Kovac, Hamilton, Dodd, Perez and Lewis); certified by the City Clerk, Common Council File No. 200426, Substitute 2: A substitute ordinance relating to a requirement for face coverings in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic (creating MCO §§ 62-1-11, 62-1-12 and 62-8) ('MKE Cares' mask ordinance) (July 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-066)
Milwaukee Health Department, Media release: Milwaukee Cares Mask Ordinance to Go into Effect July 16 (July 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-067)
Milwaukee Health Department, MKE Cares mask ordinance FAQ (July 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-068)
Milwaukee Health Department, Media release: The City of Milwaukee Phase 4 Assessment Update, MKE Cares mask ordinance in effect and clarification on school openings (July 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-059)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health, Order #4.1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (July 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-060)
Milwaukee Health Department, Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely full table (July 31, 2020) (Phase 4.1 version) (Ex. MET-MKE-061)
Milwaukee Health Department, Media release: Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Phase 4.1 (July 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-062)
Milwaukee County Transit System (operated by Milwaukee Transport Services, Inc. for Milwaukee County), MCTS to Require Masks on Buses Starting August 1 (release of July 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-041)
Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee Health Department K-12 Reopening Guidance (Aug. 11, 2020), with the School Safety Assessment Checklist (Ex. MET-MKE-069)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #9 (Aug. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-012)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #9 Amendment (Sept. 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-013)
Supreme Court of Wisconsin, James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58 (Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA, 2020AP1446-OA) (decided June 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-026)
Milwaukee Health Department, Media release: Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Business Update (Sept. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-065)
Milwaukee Health Department, Media release: The City of Milwaukee Phase 4.1 Order Update (Sept. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-032)
Milwaukee Health Department, Media release: The City of Milwaukee Health Department will continue to enforce the Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Order as written (Oct. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-033)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Milwaukee Health Department), Order #4.2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Revised Oct. 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-034)
Marlaina Jackson, Acting Commissioner of Health, Milwaukee Health Department, Statement from Acting Commissioner Marlaina Jackson (Nov. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-031)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #10 (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-014)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #10 Amendment (Nov. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-015)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Milwaukee Health Department), Order #4.3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Revised Nov. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-035)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #11 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-016)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #12 (Jan. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-017)
Milwaukee County Transit System (implementing the TSA Security Directive and CDC order), Federal Mask Mandate for Public Transportation Extended (release of Aug. 23, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-044)
City of Madison Metro Transit (implementing the CDC order), Federal Mask Policy: Masks Now Required on Buses (page as captured Feb. 5, 2021) (Feb. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-047)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Milwaukee Health Department), Order #4.4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Feb. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-036)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #13 (Feb. 8, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-018)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #14 (Mar. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-019)
Milwaukee Health Department, Updated Gating Criteria and Phases chart (Mar. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-039)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #14 Amendment (Mar. 18, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-020)
Milwaukee Health Department (Commissioner Kirsten Johnson), News release: Milwaukee Health Department Modifies COVID-19 Public Health Order; Revised Gating Criteria Also Clarify Reopening Steps (Mar. 18, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-038)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Kirsten Johnson, Commissioner), Phase 6 (Substantial Transmission) COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Mar. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-037)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #15 (Apr. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-021)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #16 (Apr. 29, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-022)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Kirsten Johnson, Commissioner), Phase 6 (Substantial Transmission) COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee, revised May 19, 2021 (v3) (Ex. MET-MKE-064)
Milwaukee Health Department (Commissioner Kirsten Johnson; Mayor Tom Barrett quoted), News release: Moving Milwaukee Forward Health Order to Expire June 1 (May 18, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-040)
City of Madison (release quoting Public Health Officer Janel Heinrich and County Executive Joe Parisi), News release: All Public Health Orders Lifted in Dane County (June 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-048)
Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee Health Department K-12 Reopening Guidance, 2021-2022 School Year (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-070)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Face Covering Emergency Order (posted as Emergency Order #17) (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-023)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Face Covering Emergency Order #2 (posted as Emergency Order #18) (Sept. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-024)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Face Covering Emergency Order #3 (posted as Emergency Order #19) (Oct. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-025)
Supreme Court of Wisconsin, Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63 (Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382) (decided July 8, 2022) (Ex. MET-MKE-027)