The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the
release of salon owner Shelley Luther, who was jailed for opening in
violation of the
state's rules, as Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order retroactively eliminating jail time as a consequence for violating the state's
coronavirus restrictions. Shortly after Abbott's announcement,
the Supreme Court of Texas ordered Luther’s release. She was released from jail Thursday afternoon. "Throwing Texans in jail who have had their businesses shut down
through no fault of their own is nonsensical, and I will not allow it to
happen,” Abbott said in a statement. “That is why I am modifying my
executive orders to ensure confinement is not a punishment for violating
an order. This order is retroactive to April 2nd, supersedes local
orders and if correctly applied should free Shelley Luther." On
Wednesday, Abbott, the state's Attorney General Ken Paxton and
Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick called for Luther's release after she was
jailed by Dallas County State District Judge Eric Moyé. The officials
said he had abused his discretion and emphasized that the woman
was keeping her business open in order to feed her family...
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