From the April 10 decision by Judge Bernard Jones (W.D. Okla.) in Boismier v. Walters:
This action stems from certain public statements made by Defendant Ryan Walters during his tenure as Oklahoma's Secretary of Education. {After making the statements underlying this action, Walters was elected as Oklahoma's Superintendent of Public Instruction and assumed that office in 2023.} Plaintiff Summer Boismier, the target of Walters's remarks, maintains that these statements amounted to actionable defamation….
