Idaho
Jury awards drag performer $1.1M in case against blogger who made false posts
The day after Eric Posey put on three drag performances at a 2022 Idaho Pride event, a conservative blogger falsely claimed that he had exposed himself in front of children.
Summer Bushnell, an Idaho resident who runs a conservative online blog, encouraged readers to share the posts, which included an edited, blurred video from Posey’s performance and contact information for local police and the state attorney general. Posey sued Bushnell in September 2022, accusing her of defamation.