Abstract:
This Comment proceeds in five parts to outline the necessity and practicality of recognizing the fundamental right to postal service. Part I details the importance of equal access to prompt, reliable, and efficient postal services. Part II examines the Supreme Court’s current doctrinal process for recognizing a fundamental right. Part III applies the recognition process to the right to postal service. Part IV examines the scope and original purpose of the right to postal service, offering a substantive standard for the right.