39 U.S.C. § 201
United States Postal Service
There is established, as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States, the United States Postal Service.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 206
cases (37 in the last 5 years), 1972–2026 · leading case: United States v. Kokinda, 497 U.S. 720 (1990).
United States v. Kokinda, 497 U.S. 720 (1990). “, the Post Office Department's internal guidelines "strictly prohibited" the "[s]oliciting [of] subscriptions, canvassing for the sale of any article, or making collections . . . in buildings operated by the Post Office Department, or on the grounds or sidewalks within the lot…”
Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc. v. United States, 49 Fed. Cl. 211 (Fed. Cl. 2001). “See 39 U.S.C. § 201 (1994). Under its current Air National Network (“ANET”) contract and other USPS contracts for transportation of mail, plaintiff provides a fleet of 35 dedicated aircraft.”
United States Postal Serv. v. Flamingo Indus. (USA) Ltd., 540 U.S. 736 (2004). “” 39 U. S. C. § 201 . Superintendence over the new Postal Service is the responsibility of a Board of Governors, consisting of 11 members.”
MB Fin. Grp., Inc. v. United State Postal Serv., 545 F.3d 814 (9th Cir. 2008). “" 39 U.S.C. § 201 . As such, the USPS enjoys sovereign immunity absent a waiver.”
Lopa v. Brinker Int'l, Inc., 994 A.2d 1265 (Conn. 2010). “” 39 U.S.C. § 201 . Title 39 of the United States Code sets forth detailed rules for the organization of the postal service, including but not limited to the organizational structure, powers, duties and limitations of powers of the postal service.”
Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc. v. United States & Fed. Express Corp., 264 F.3d 1071 (Fed. Cir. 2001). “” 39 U.S.C. § 201 (1994). Section 451 indicates that an independent establishment of the United States is an “agency” for purposes of 28 U.”
Mouton-Miller v. MSPB, 985 F.3d 864 (Fed. Cir. 2021). “§ 2102 (a)(1)(A); 39 U.S.C. §§ 201 , 1001. Because the “excepted service” is distinct from the “competitive service,” the Board questioned whether Ms.”
Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. Austin, 418 U.S. 264 (1974). “719 , converted the cabinet-level Post Office Department into the United States Postal Service, an "independent establishment of the executive branch," 39 U. S. C. § 201 . As part of this reorganization, labor-management relations in the Postal Service were largely placed under…”
Marshall v. Hendricks, 307 F.3d 36 (3rd Cir. 2002). “The New Jersey Supreme Court rejected those contentions because the envelope was not “within the custody of the postal authorities at the time of the seizure” and “[t]he statute does not limit search warrants to those issued by federal judges or magistrates.”
Thomas Henrickson v. John E. Potter, Postmaster Gen., 327 F.3d 444 (5th Cir. 2003). “§ 12111 (5)(B), and USPS is a federal employer, 39 U.S.C. § 201 (stating “[tjhere is established, as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States, the United States Postal Service”); (2) Section 1981, because it does not permit…”
Banks v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd., 854 F.3d 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2017). “” The Postal Service is not an “Exee-utive department” or a “Government corporation” as defined in relevant part under 5 U.”
Nat'l Ass'n of Greeting Card Publishers v. United States Postal Serv., 569 F.2d 570 (D.C. Cir. 1976). “For instance, the power to submit to the Commission a request for a recommended decision on changes in postal rates and fees is entrusted to the Postal Service and hence, under the terms of the Act, to the Board as the body which directs the exercise of power of the Postal…”
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