The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a Texas woman who is attempting to sue the Postal Service, claiming it withheld her mail because she is Black. The exemption, the appeals court ruled, was intended to cover unintentional loss of mail and similar problems – not intentional acts. The Justice Department told the Supreme Court that the mail was withheld for a technical reason. Whether the postal officials were justified in withholding the mail was not at issue at the Supreme Court – and will now be decided by lower courts. “Here, there are no allegations that Konan’s mail was destroyed or that it was misplaced by unintentional action,” the appeals court ruled in a unanimous opinion.

Source: CNN February 25, 2026 04:50 UTC