Air Courier Conference of America v. American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
United States Supreme Court
498 U.S. 517 (1991)
Relevant factsFree
The Postal Service suspended its own monopoly restrictions under the Private Express Statutes (PES) to allow private companies to handle international remailing, and postal worker unions (plaintiffs) sued under the APA, arguing the suspension harmed their members' job opportunities. The lower courts found the unions had standing to challenge the suspension.
IssueFree
Whether a party has standing to sue an agency under APA § 702 if it cannot show its injury falls within the "zone of interests" the relevant statute was meant to protect.