Postal Police Officers Association v. United States Postal Service

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POSTAL POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATON, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 20-cv-2566 (CRC) UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case is the latest proceeding to raise a long-debated question: What, exactly, is the lawful role of Postal Police Officers (“PPOs”) employed by the United States Postal Service? USPS recently declared that PPOs may exercise law-enforcement functions only when they are protecting Postal Service real estate. Plaintiff Postal Police Officers Association (“PPOA” or “the Union”) disagrees,…