Legal Opinion
Associated Third Class Mail Users v. United States Postal Service
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 29, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-1768PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PARKER, District Judge:
The issue presented in this proceeding is whether advertisements directed in identical form to specific persons or residences are validly subject to the United States Postal Service monopoly over letter deliv ery. Plaintiff Associated Third Class Mail Users (“Mail Users”) has brought suit against the United States Postal Service. Mail Users seeks a declaration that 39 C.F.R. § 310.1-.7 (1977), postal regulations enforcing the monopoly, are invalid or unconstitutional either in their entirety or insofar as they define the term “letter” to include such…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ex Parte JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Harris v. RunnelsSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- United States v. BromleySupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- National Ass'n of Let. Car. v. Independent Post. S. of A., Inc.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1971
- National Association Of Letter Carriers, Afl-Cio v. Independent Postal System Of America, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Associated Third Class Mail Users v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- United States Postal Service v. O'BRIENDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Associated Third Class Mail Users v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979