Supreme Court to decide if Texas woman who says mail wasn’t delivered because she is Black can sue USPS
- The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case against the US Postal Service on Monday.
- Lebene Konan, a Texas realtor, claimed the USPS did not deliver her mail due to racial bias.
- Konan alleged postal workers withheld mail and changed her P.O. Box lock after she changed it.
- Konan asserted the carrier and postmaster did not "like the idea that a Black person" owned the properties.
- The government fears a ruling for Konan could expose the USPS to a surge of lawsuits.
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USPS faces Supreme Court grilling after workers 'refused to deliver mail'
THE Supreme Court is preparing to grill the US Postal Service after furious customers claimed they didn’t get service because of how they look. Justices will decide whether the agency can be sued over the allegedly terrible mail delivery. GettyA Texas woman is suing USPS, claiming workers refused to deliver mail to her tenants because she is Black (stock image)[/caption] GettyThe Supreme Court will now decide if USPS can be sued for intentionall…
Supreme Court Will Hear Racial-Bias Suit Against Post Office Over Undelivered Mail
The Supreme Court agreed on April 21 to decide if a Texas woman who claims racial discrimination may sue the United States Postal Service (USPS) for not delivering mail. The court granted the petition in USPS v. Konan in an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not provide an explanation for the decision. The respondent, Lebene Konan, filed a tort and discrimination lawsuit against USPS, the United States government, and two USPS …
Racial bias case before SCOTUS could 'disrupt critical function' of mail delivery
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case out of Texas that could narrow long-standing legal protections for the United States Postal Service (USPS), after a Black landlord claimed postal workers refused to deliver mail to her rental properties because of her race. While the nation’s high court will hear the case, justices are looking at an aspect that the government warns could open the agency up to other lawsuits nationwide. Allegations of ra…

Supreme Court takes USPS appeal over black woman’s bias claims
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case brought by a Texas woman who claims the U.S. Postal Service refused to deliver her mail due to her race, setting up a new test of when people can sue the…
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