Justice #ClarenceThomas, writing for the 5 conservative justices, said the federal #law that generally shields the #PostalService from lawsuits over missing, lost & undelivered #mail includes “the intentional nondelivery of mail.”

In dissent, Justice Sonia #Sotomayor wrote that while the protection against lawsuits is broad, it does not extend to situations when the decision not to deliver mail “was driven by #malicious reasons.” Justice Neil #Gorsuch joined his 3 liberal colleagues in dissent.

#SCOTUS rules the #PostalService can't be sued, even when #mail is intentionally not delivered

A divided Supreme Court Tues ruled citizens can’t sue the #USPS, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.

By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled against a Texas landlord, Lebene Konan, who alleges her mail was intentionally withheld for 2 years. Konan, who is #Black, claims racial #prejudice played a role in postal employees’ actions.

#law #racism #discrimination
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-postal-service-missing-mail-7ce97a5b7d56373cdeaa6ecc9a9132f5?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-24-Supreme+Court

Justice #ClarenceThomas, writing for the 5 conservative justices, said the federal #law that generally shields the #PostalService from lawsuits over missing, lost & undelivered #mail includes “the intentional nondelivery of mail.”

In dissent, Justice Sonia #Sotomayor wrote that while the protection against lawsuits is broad, it does not extend to situations when the decision not to deliver mail “was driven by #malicious reasons.” Justice Neil #Gorsuch joined his 3 liberal colleagues in dissent.

#SCOTUS rules the #PostalService can't be sued, even when #mail is intentionally not delivered

A divided Supreme Court Tues ruled citizens can’t sue the #USPS, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.

By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled against a Texas landlord, Lebene Konan, who alleges her mail was intentionally withheld for 2 years. Konan, who is #Black, claims racial #prejudice played a role in postal employees’ actions.

#law #racism #discrimination
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-postal-service-missing-mail-7ce97a5b7d56373cdeaa6ecc9a9132f5?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-24-Supreme+Court

"Given the American authorities’ current contempt for Denmark, despite our many years of faithful service in their wars, it might not have been the best idea to put most of our infrastructure in the pockets of tech bros in puffer vests." —Anna Juul for The Dial

https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/mail-postal-service-denmark

#Denmark #DigitalUnderclass #PostalService

"Given the American authorities’ current contempt for Denmark, despite our many years of faithful service in their wars, it might not have been the best idea to put most of our infrastructure in the pockets of tech bros in puffer vests." —Anna Juul for The Dial

https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/mail-postal-service-denmark

#Denmark #DigitalUnderclass #PostalService