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Supreme Court shields Postal Service from lawsuits over intentionally undelivered mail
- On Feb. 24, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Americans cannot sue the U.S. Postal Service for intentional nondelivery, with Justice Clarence Thomas writing the majority opinion.
- Lebene Konan alleges two local postal employees at the Euless, Texas post office withheld mail for two years, causing missed bills, medications, and lost rental income after she discovered a changed mailbox key.
- The dispute centered on the 1946 Federal Tort Claims Act's postal exemption, with lower courts split on whether `loss` and `miscarriage` cover intentional nondelivery, and Justice Thomas stated both can occur due to intentional failure.
- The Postal Service warned that without protections, lawsuits could flood over its handling of 300 million mail pieces per day, while Frederick Liu, Department of Justice attorney, said if 1% of complaints became suits, filings would quadruple and intent allegations complicate litigation.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, saying the court returned the case to lower courts, and she argued the ruling did not resolve whether all claims are barred.
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The Supreme Court has ruled against a Texas woman, Lebene Konan, who attempted to sue the United States Postal Service (USPS) for allegedly withholding her mail due to racial motivations.
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Supreme Court protects Postal Service from being sued over intentionally undelivered mail
The Supreme Court sided with the Postal Service on Tuesday over its claims of immunity in a lawsuit filed by a landlord who claimed the USPS racially discriminated against her by intentionally not delivering her mail. The justices ruled 5-4 in favor of the Postal Service, with Justice Clarence Thomas penning the majority opinion, which Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, joined. “…
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