NATIONAL ASSN. OF GREETING CARD PUBS. v. USPS

No. 81-1304.

462 U.S. 810 (1983)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GREETING CARD PUBLISHERS v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 22, 1983


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew S. Perlman argued the cause for petitioner in No. 81-1304. With him on the briefs was Richard J. Webber. Bernard G. Segal argued the cause for petitioner in No. 81-1381. With him on the briefs were Robert L. Kendall, Jr., James D. Crawford, and John E. McKeever.

John H. Garvey argued the cause for respondents in both cases. With him on the brief for the United States Postal Service were Solicitor General Lee and Deputy Solicitor General Geller. Robert A. Saltzstein, Stephen M. Feldman, and Joseph J. Saunders filed a brief for respondent American Business Press. Dana T. Ackerly and Charles Lister filed briefs for respondent Direct Mail/Marketing Association, Inc. Raymond N. Shibley, Michael F. McBride, and W. Gilbert Faulk, Jr., filed a brief for respondent Dow Jones & Co., Inc. David C. Todd and Timothy J. May filed a brief for respondents Mail Order Association of America et al. David Minton filed a brief for respondent Magazine Publishers Association, Inc. Alan R. Swendiman and William J. Olson filed a brief for respondents March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation et al. Toni K. Allen, Robert M. Lichtman, and John M. Burzio filed a brief for respondents Newsweek, Inc., et al. Ian D. Volner, Richard M. Schmidt, Jr., and Mark L. Pelesh filed a brief for respondents Recording Industry Association of America et al.


JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

These cases arise out of the most recent general postal ratemaking proceeding, the fifth under the Postal Reorganization Act. At issue is the extent to which the Act requires the responsible federal agencies to base postal rates on cost-of-service principles.

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