Supreme Court Won’t Hear Florida Democrat’s Defamation Appeal

A defamation lawsuit that controversial former Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) brought against independent political groups over the 2018 election was dismissed by the Supreme Court on May 22.
The formerly high-profile, left-wing, ex-lawmaker represented Florida’s 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2017. He sought the Democrats’ nomination for the seat in August 2018 but lost the primary election. Before that, he represented the state’s 8th congressional district from 2009 to 2011. Grayson attempted a political comeback in 2022 but lost the Democratic Party’s primary for Florida’s 10th congressional district.
The Supreme Court’s new decision in Grayson v. No Labels Inc., court file 22-906, took the form of an unsigned order. The court did not explain why it declined to hear Grayson’s petition. No justices dissented from the order….