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 in 2020, postal employees “began a years-long campaign of racial harassment” against her. She claimed that the USPS failed to deliver mail to her or her tenants because its employees allegedly “did not ‘like the idea’ that a black person owned the properties and leased rooms to white people.”…
Supreme Court Rules 5–4 That USPS Can’t Be Sued for Employees’ Intentionally Not Delivering Mail
