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Wait A Minute, Mr. Postman! Woman Takes USPS Race-Bias Claim To Nation’s Highest Court
The DOJ argues a Supreme Court ruling in Konan's case would give anyone permission to sue USPS anytime their mail isn’t ...
Supreme Court to hear Postal Service’s appeal of Black landlord’s bias suit
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will weigh whether the U.S. Postal Service can be held liable for failing to deliver mail ...
A landlord says her mail wasn't delivered because she is Black. Supreme Court to weigh in.
The Supreme Court will decide if postal workers are protected from lawsuits only if the missed mail was unintentional.
Supreme Court takes USPS appeal over black woman’s bias claims
SCOTUS will hear a case from a black Texas woman who says USPS withheld her mail due to racism, testing limits on lawsuits ...
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Federal jurisdiction and the constitutionality of eviction moratoriums
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court made short work ...
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Supreme Court To Hear Case of Texas Woman Who Alleges Mail Carrier Refused Delivery Due to Her Race
A Dallas-area landlord claims that a local mail carrier did not like the idea of a black woman collecting rent from white ...
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 arguments in a case against the US Postal Service filed by a Texas woman who claims her ...
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Wait A Minute, Mr. Postman! Woman Takes USPS Race-Bias Claim To Nation’s Highest Court
Konan argues the discrimination caused tenants to move out and others to miss bills, medicine and other important pieces of mail. Texas realtor and licensed insurance agent Lebene Konan is ...
Supreme Court to Weigh USPS Appeal of Property Owner’s Bias Suit
The Supreme Court agreed to consider if the US Postal Service can be held liable for not delivering mail to a Texas woman who ...
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Liability for undelivered mail and the chilling effect of subpoenas
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Two new cases were granted […] ...
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Supreme Court to hear Postal Service’s appeal of Black landlord’s bias suit
The justices agreed to hear the federal government’s appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Lebene Konan to seek damages over claims the Postal Service intentionally refused to deliver mail to ...
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A landlord says her mail wasn't delivered because she is Black. Supreme Court to weigh in.
The New Orleans-based 5 th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that doesn’t cover a postal worker's refusal to deliver the mail, which is the heart of landlord Lebene Konan’s suit. Konan says ...