Supreme Court Shields USPS from Mail Lawsuits

The United States===Supreme Court of the United States, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that Americans cannot sue the United States===United States Postal Service for intentional non-delivery of mail. The case stemmed from a lawsuit filed by Lebene Konan, a Texas landlord, who alleged that United States===United States Postal Service employees intentionally withheld her mail for two years due to racial prejudice, causing her to lose rental income and her tenants to miss important documents. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the majority, stated that federal law broadly shields the United States===United States Postal Service from such lawsuits. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in her dissent, argued that this protection should not extend to malicious actions. The ruling is seen as a win for the United States===United States Postal Service, which the Donald Trump administration warned could face a flood of lawsuits if the decision went the other way.