Texas Supreme Court Kills Restraining Order Against Lockdown-Defying Salon Owner
Dallas salon owner Shelly Luther, whose stand against a lockdown order made her a national figure of resistance to Big Government, won a court victory Friday that tore to shreds the vestiges of a court order against…
Dallas salon owner Shelly Luther, whose stand against a lockdown order made her a national figure of resistance to Big Government, won a court victory Friday that tore to shreds the vestiges of a court order against her.
On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court said that the judge who issued a restraining order against Luther last year was wrong to do so, according to the Dallas Morning News.
State District Judge Eric Moyé had banned Luther from operating her salon amid lockdowns.
Luther ignored the lockdown, which meant she was fined $7,000.
She spent two days of a seven-day sentence in jail until the state Supreme Court ordered her released until it decided if her punishment was appropriate.
“We now conclude that the temporary restraining order failed to set forth the conduct required and the legal basis for its issuance in clear, specific and unambiguous terms,” the court ruled in quashing the sentence and wiping away the fine.
“Everybody’s very excited,” Luther’s attorney Warren Norred said.
“To say that we are pleased with the court’s ruling is an understatement,” said Luther, according to WBAP-TV.
“What happened to me can happen again. Lawmakers need to protect business owners from busy body, bureaucrats, not whitewash pandemic power grabs, empowering similar behavior in the future,” she said.