Articles Tagged with rally

Published on: May 4, 2020

Owner Refuses to Obey Temporary Restraining Order for Salon Closure

A Dallas salon owner is fighting against the city, county, and state by opening her doors for services after reportedly ignoring citations and a restraining order demanding her to comply with the closures of nonessential businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Shelley Luther has been the proprietor of Salon à la Mode for approximately three years.

On March 22, Dallas salons, massage parlors, and other businesses in the same category were shut down by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, as they were deemed nonessential while measures are taken across the globe in an attempt to combat the spread of COVID-19. According to the Governor, the closure of these types of businesses is expected to carry on through at least the middle of May.

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Published on: October 17, 2018

Woman Reportedly Raped After #MeToo Rally

by Staycie R. Sena

A man has been accused of rape after reportedly initiating a non-consensual physical encounter with a woman who had just attended a #MeToo rally.

After going to a rally in support of the #MeToo movement created to give support to people who have survived sexual assault, a woman who attends Missouri State University made the acquaintance of a man who is enrolled at the college as well.

The pair decided to visit some of the local bars and have some drinks together before they headed back to the woman’s dorm room. The woman, who was intoxicated, invited the man, identified as 22-year-old Zachary Alperin, to sleep over as long as he kept his hands to himself.

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