USPS Given Firm Delivery Rules in States’ Election Mail Suit (1)

States challenging US Postal Service policy changes made in the lead-up to the 2020 elections were harmed by those changes, a federal judge in Washington has ruled.

New York, Hawaii, and New Jersey, along with New York City and San Francisco County, sued USPS, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, and the president, arguing that the delays limited their ability to provide crucial government services.

Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia said Thursday that with the 2020 “postal policy changes” the agency reduced mail-sorting machines by 14.7%, and officials worked to reduce overtime ...