The Supreme Court must decide whether the Federal Tort Claims Act's postal exception. Which preserves US immunity for claims arising from lost, miscarried, or negligently transmitted mail, bars a woman's suit alleging postal employees intentionally withheld her mail and returned it to sender.
Illinois candidates ask the Supreme Court to let them sue over a state rule that counts mail-in ballots received up to two weeks after Election Day. The state board argues the candidates lack a legally recognized injury and cannot challenge the rule.