Supreme Court Rules US Postal Service Cannot Be Sued for Lost Mail

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the US Postal Service is immune from lawsuits regarding the intentional non-delivery of mail.This decision dismisses a case from Lebene Konan, a Texas landlord who alleged that racial prejudice caused employees to withhold mail.Clarence Thomas wrote for the majority after the Joe Biden and Donald Trump administrations supported the US Postal Service.Sonia Sotomayor dissented by arguing that the 1946 Federal Tort Claims Act should not protect malicious or vindictive actions.