GULFPORT, Fla. — Bruce Jacob, a bright young lawyer from Florida, had landed the case of his career.He was 27, just three years out of law school. He had seen Washington, D.C., once in his life, driving through on the way to somewhere else. Now he was flying to the city to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.This was a big one, even by high court standards. The opposing counsel was Abe Fortas, a future Supreme Court justice. The chief justice was the legendary Earl Warren. The case would wind up in history …