American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service

How later courts describe this case

• recognizing that “respect for the autonomy and comparative institutional advantage of the executive branch has traditionally made courts slow to assume command over an agency’s choice of priorities”
• finding a section 1983 claim for allegations that plaintiffs trial testimony in a previous lawsuit was a motivating factor in his dismissal from a city’s police department
• finding a section 1983 claim for allegations that plaintiff's trial testimony in a previous lawsuit was a motivating factor in his dismissal from a city's police department
• describing procedures for making claims under LHWCA as extended by Defense Base Act
• When specific and general provisions of an agreement conflict, well-established principles of construction require that the specific trump the general
• testimony at a friend's trial