Supreme Court shields Postal Service from lawsuits over intentionally undelivered mail

Americans can't sue USPS, even if mail is intentionally not delivered, Supreme Court rules

Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even if the post office maliciously held back your mail, the Supreme Court ruled this week.

Supreme Court rules the USPS can't be sued

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Americans can't sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.

Supreme Court Rules 5–4 That USPS Can’t Be Sued for Employees’ Intentionally Not Delivering Mail

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 on Feb. 24 that Americans may not sue the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) when its employees intentionally fail to deliver mail. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion in USPS v. Konan, ruling against Lebene Konan, who claims racial prejudice motivated postal employees’ actions. Konan, who described herself in a brief as a “respected black realtor, insurance agent, and landlady” in Euless, Texas, said that…

Postal Service v Konan: Supreme Court Says You Can’t File Tort Suits Against Postal Carriers Who Won’t Deliver Mail to Black People

Lebene Konan, a realtor and landlord in Euless, Texas, alleges that United States Postal Service employees have subjected her to a yearslong campaign of racial harassment. In a federal lawsuit she filed in 2022, Konan says that two postal workers “did not like the fact” that she, a Black woman, owned multiple properties and rented them out to white people. And so, beginning in May 2020, the USPS employees refused to deliver mail to her and her t…

Supreme Court Rules Postal Service Can't Be Sued, Even If Mail Is Not Delivered

By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled against a Texas landlord, Lebene Konan, who alleges her mail was intentionally withheld for two years.

Wait, WHAT?! Supreme Court Rules The Postal Service Can't Be Sued Even When Mail Is Intentionally Not Delivered

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, per the Associated Press. And that’s the case even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail. By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled against a Texas landlord, Lebene Konan.RELATED: Police Arrest 15-Year-Old Suspect For The July Murder Of Chicago U.S. Postal Service CarrierSupreme Court Justices Shut Down Postal LawsuitJustice Clarence Thomas wrote for …