Postal Service v. Konan

Decided February 24, 2026. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 24-351

The United States retains sovereign immunity for claims arising out of the intentional nondelivery of mail because both “miscarriage” and “loss” of mail under the Federal Tort Claims Act’s postal exception, 28 U. S. C. §2680(b), can occur as a result of the Postal Service’s intentional failure to deliver the mail.

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