Legal Opinion
Currier v. Potter
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 12, 2004No. 02-35232PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide various regulatory, statutory, and constitutional challenges to United States Postal Service policies regarding general delivery mail service and the provision of no-fee postal boxes to homeless persons.
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Carl Currier, David Bar, and Willard Johnson are homeless persons in Seattle, Washington. Lacking physical addresses, they have found it difficult to receive mail. Although some homeless shelters will accept mail on behalf of residents, they will only hold mail for a limited time and mail theft in shelters is a recurring problem. In May and June 2000,…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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