Supreme Court Rules Postal Service Immune From Lebene Konan Suit

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The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the US Postal Service is immune from lawsuits over the intentional withholding of mail.This decision dismisses a lawsuit brought by Texas landlord Lebene Konan, who alleged that postal workers refused her service for two years due to racial bias.Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the 1946 Federal Tort Claims Act provides broad protection for the agency to prevent a flood of litigation.Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented alongside Neil Gorsuch, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, while Joe Biden and Donald Trump supported the immunity.
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Supreme Court Rules Postal Service Immune From Lebene Konan Suit

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