( June 30, 2025, 8:31 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former congressman filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision that affirmed a district court’s ruling that granted defendants $740,710 in attorney fees in a case that hinged on allegations of harassment and defamation; the former congressman argues that the 11th Circuit erred in upholding the lower court decision by contravening federal statutes, disregarding a doctrine that mandates the application of state substantive law and federal procedural law in diversity cases and contrasting precedents established by the Florida Supreme Court....