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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Sharp and Matthew Daly

Federal judge faults Postmaster General DeJoy in mail delays

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A federal judge has set limits on one of the U.S. Postal Service's cost-cutting practices that contributed to a worrisome slowdown of mail deliveries ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan concluded that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's actions delayed mail deliveries and that he acted without obtaining an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission.

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