A Dallas woman who was jailed for defying lockdown orders to operate her hair salon business has been ordered to be released by the Texas Supreme Court after receiving an outpouring of support from various state leaders.
According to NBC News, Shelley Luther, the owner of “Salon a La Mode”, was sentenced to a week behind bars without bail and fined $7,000 for continuing to run her business despite coronavirus-related restrictions.
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