; Whereas, on April 24, 2020, only a few hours after opening, Shelley Luther received a citation and cease and desist letter ordering Salon À la Mode to shut down; Whereas, on April 28, 2020, Dallas County Judge Eric Moyé issued a temporary restraining order after Salon À la Mode remained open; Whereas, on May 5, 2020, Judge Eric Moyé ruled that Shelley Luther defied county and State orders by reopening Salon À la Mode and held her in criminal and civil contempt; Whereas Judge Moyé called Shelley Luther’s actions selfish and attempted to coerce her into shutting down Salon À la Mode from May 5 to May 8 by assessing a $500 fine for each day of operation in violation of the State order, rather than imposing jail time; Whereas Shelley Luther rebuked Judge Moyé’s offer, stating, I have to disagree with you, sir, when you say that I am selfish because feeding my kids is not selfish. I have hair stylists that are going hungry because they’d rather feed their kids. So sir, if you think the law is more important than kids being fed, then please go ahead with your decision. But I’m not going to shut the salon. ; Whereas Judge Moyé subsequently ordered Shelley Luther to both pay the $500 daily fines and imposed seven days of jail time; Whereas prior to Shelley Luther’s sentence, Dallas County released about 1,000 prison inmates back into the community to help reduce the risk of transmission of COVID–19 inside its facilities; Whereas Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called out the hypocrisy and outrageousness of Judge Moyé’s ruling in a letter to the judge, stating, I find it outrageous and out of touch that during this national pandemic, a judge, in a county that actually released hardened criminals for fear of contracting COVID–19, would jail a mother for operating her hair salon in an attempt to put food on her family’s table. ; Whereas there are numerous reports of Americans’ civil liberties being violated since States began imposing stay-at-home orders