Source: Fortune
Summary
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Americans cannot sue the US Postal Service for intentionally withholding mail, even if it’s due to racial prejudice. The case involved a Texas landlord, Lebene Konan, who claimed postal employees deliberately refused to deliver mail to her and her tenants for two years. The court’s conservative justices said the federal law shielding the Postal Service from lawsuits includes intentional nondelivery of mail.
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The Supreme Court’s ruling shields the US Postal Service from lawsuits, even in cases of intentional mail withholding. Lebene Konan, a Black landlord, alleged racial prejudice played a role in postal employees’ actions. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the federal law includes “the intentional nondelivery of mail.” The Trump administration warned of a flood of lawsuits if the ruling went the other way.
The US Postal Service is cash-strapped, and this ruling protects it from potential lawsuits.
Author: Evan Null
