Loeffler v. Frank, Postmaster General of the United States

Decided June 13, 1988. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-1431 · 486 U.S. 549 (1988) · Cited 551 times

Holding

Prejudgment interest may be awarded in a suit against the Postal Service brought under Title VII.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Library of Congress v. Shaw · 478 U.S. 310 (1986)
• Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. Burr · 309 U.S. 242 (1940)
• Franchise Tax Board v. United States Postal Service · 467 U.S. 512 (1984)
• Standard Oil Co. of NJ v. United States · 267 U.S. 76 (1925)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• Chandler v. Roudebush · 425 U.S. 840 (1976)
• United States v. Sherwood · 312 U.S. 584 (1941)
• Brown v. General Services Administration · 425 U.S. 820 (1976)
• Keifer & Keifer v. Reconstruction Finance Corp. · 306 U.S. 381 (1939)
• West Virginia v. United States · 479 U.S. 305 (1987)
• United States v. N. Y. Rayon Importing Co. · 329 U.S. 654 (1947)
• Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. JG Menihan Corp. · 312 U.S. 81 (1941)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · 510 U.S. 471 (1994)
• United States Postal Service v. Flamingo Industries (USA) Ltd. · 540 U.S. 736 (2004)
• Robinson v. Shell Oil Co. · 519 U.S. 337 (1997)
• American National Red Cross v. S. G. · 505 U.S. 247 (1992)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1988). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).