Skip to content
The COVID Project

The Record

The Orders Library

13,511 instruments indexed by The COVID Project: the orders of the fifty States and the District, forty metros, the federal layer and the agencies; the standing duties; the organizers' notices; the legal authorities. Filter by kind, State, limitation type, quarter and more; open the exhibit; download what you find.

Double quotes make a phrase ("stay at home"). An exhibit ID (TX-004) opens its record first.

Results

The COVID Projectcovidproject.com/library
16 instruments · showing 1–16
Download
ExhibitInstrumentIssuerJurisdictionIssuedQuartersLimitationsGradeFile
Ex. FED-290Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public)Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further noticeSupreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)Supreme Court of the United StatesCourtMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-279Order of March 16, 2020 (COVID-19 building access)Order restricting access to the James R. Browning, William K. Nakamura, Pioneer and Richard H. Chambers United States CourthousesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Order filed by the Clerk, Molly C. Dwyer)United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Pasadena courthouses)CourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-264OMB Memorandum M-20-16Federal Agency Operational Alignment to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus COVID-19Office of Management and Budget (Acting Director Russell T. Vought)United States (executive branch, nationwide)FederalMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-390Reclamation news release of Mar. 17, 2020: Hoover Dam temporarily closed to all visitorsHoover Dam temporarily closed to all visitorsBureau of ReclamationHoover Dam, Nevada-Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Basin Region)FederalMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closurePrimary source read
Ex. FED-324USCIS alert of Mar. 17, 2020: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public (Mar. 18 - Apr. 1, 2020), extended to May 3 and then to June 3, 2020USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18 - April 1U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesUnited States (all USCIS field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers)FederalMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-387NPS news release of Mar. 18, 2020: National Park Service to Temporarily Suspend Park Entrance Fees (with the accompanying direction that superintendents modify operations and close facilities)National Park Service to Temporarily Suspend Park Entrance FeesSecretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt; National Park ServiceUnited States (National Park System)FederalMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Business closureOtherPrimary source read
Ex. FED-284Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-042In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (courthouses closed)Chief Judge Virginia A. PhillipsUnited States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Riverside)CourtMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-310Second Amended Standing Order 2020-02In re: Restrictions on Visitors to CourthousesChief Judge James K. BredarUnited States District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore, Greenbelt)CourtMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-391USDA announcement of Mar. 23, 2020: USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment OnlyUSDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment OnlyU.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Production and Conservation mission areaUnited States (all USDA Service Centers: FSA, NRCS, Rural Development)FederalMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-389BLM news release of Mar. 27, 2020: BLM temporarily closes developed recreation facilities in OregonBLM Temporarily Closes Developed Recreation Facilities in OregonBureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office and District ManagersOregon (Bureau of Land Management districts statewide)FederalMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Business closurePrimary source read
Ex. FED-318General Order 72-2In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-2)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-334General Order 73 (Amended May 21, 2020)Continuing Temporary Restrictions on Courthouse Access (Amended May 21, 2020)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-393USACE district closures of recreation areas, campgrounds, visitor centers and project offices (March 2020); HQ release 'Army Corps-managed campgrounds to remain closed until further notice' (April 2020); gradual reopening release of May 21, 2020Army Corps of Engineers begins gradual reopening of recreation areas closed due to coronavirus (May 21, 2020), following district closures…U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters and district commandersUnited States (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation areas, visitor centers and project offices)FederalMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-333General Order 72-6In re: COVID Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-6)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtSept. 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-303Standing Order 20-17In re: Suspension of In-Person Judicial Proceedings and Modification of Second Extension of Standing Order 2020-12, Due to the Resurgence of…Chief Judge Freda L. WolfsonUnited States District Court for the District of New JerseyCourtNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-305Standing Order 21-02In re: Further Suspension of In-Person Judicial Proceedings and Limitations of Grand Jury Proceedings Due to COVID-19Chief Judge Freda L. WolfsonUnited States District Court for the District of New JerseyCourtMar. 17, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read

Counts are what The COVID Project has retrieved and indexed, not a count of every order that existed. Every exhibit ID resolves at covidproject.com/library/ID. Not legal advice.