Attorneys across the country have stepped up to defend a Dallas district judge in the court of public opinion from what they call unfair criticism over the judge’s rulings in the case of a Dallas woman who opened her salon in violation of COVID-19 orders.

Fourteenth District Judge Eric Moyé is presiding over the case of Shelley Luther, whom the city of Dallas sued for opening her salon in violation of COVID-19 orders from Dallas County and the state of Texas. Moyé found Luther had violated a temporary restraining order that required her to close her salon, and then sentenced her to jail time—but the Texas Supreme Court released Luther as it handles her appeal.