{"id":2425780,"date":"2025-04-21T13:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-takes-usps-appeal-over-black-womans-bias-claims\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T13:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:10:30","slug":"supreme-court-takes-usps-appeal-over-black-womans-bias-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-takes-usps-appeal-over-black-womans-bias-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court takes USPS appeal over black woman\u2019s bias claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-takes-usps-appeal-over-black-womans-bias-claims%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2425780&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a Texas woman, Lebene Konan, who claims the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) refused to deliver her mail due to racial bias. Konan,a black real estate agent,alleges that postal workers intentionally withheld mail from her rental properties after changing her P.O. box lock, stating they disapproved of her being a black property owner. Even though her initial claims were dismissed by a federal judge, the U.S.Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed that decision,allowing the lawsuit to move forward adn prompting the USPS to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>The key legal question revolves around the Federal Tort Claims act (FTCA) of 1946,which permits lawsuits against the federal government but generally excludes claims related to &#8220;negligent transmission&#8221; of mail. The Trump governance has argued that ruling in favor of Konan could open the floodgates to numerous lawsuits against the USPS for lost or mishandled mail.<\/p>\n<p>Oral arguments for the case, titled USPS v. Konan, are anticipated in the fall, with a decision expected in 2026. This case comes at a time when the Supreme Court is also considering other critical matters related to federal liability and immunity, including lawsuits for wrongful home raids by law enforcement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court takes USPS appeal over black woman&rsquo;s bias claims<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2089867\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a>&nbsp;agreed Monday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/orders\/courtorders\/042125zor_m648.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"hear a case\">hear a case<\/a> brought by a Texas woman who claims the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usps\/\">U.S. Postal Service<\/a>&nbsp;refused to deliver her mail due to her race, setting up a new test of when people can sue the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Lebene Konan, a black real estate agent and insurance broker in the Dallas area, alleges postal workers intentionally withheld mail to two of her rental properties after changing her P.O. box lock &mdash; asserting they did not &ldquo;like the idea that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lingers-on-biden-despite-pivot-to-radical-harris-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump lingers on Biden despite pivot to \u2018radical\u2019 Harris - Washington Examiner\">black person&#038;rdquo<\/a>; owned them, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/24\/24-351\/323215\/20240823093422157_USPS%20v%20Konan%20-%20Cert%20Extension%20Application%20-%20First%20Ext.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to her petition to the nine justices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3385936\/tom-cotton-judges-supreme-court-rein-in\/\">Tom Cotton calls upon Supreme Court to &lsquo;rein in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-calls-upon-supreme-court-to-rein-in-rogue-federal-judges\/\" title=\"Tom Cotton calls upon ... to \u2018rein in rogue ...s\u2019\">rogue federal judges&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3385644\/alito-dissent-supreme-court-majority-alien-enemies-act-ruling-deportations\/\">Alito issues scathing dissent to Supreme Court majority over Alien Enemies Act ruling: &#8216;Legally questionable&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3385322\/supreme-court-blocks-trump-deporting-foreign-nationals-alien-enemies-act\/\">Supreme Court blocks Trump from deporting foreign nationals under Alien Enemies Act<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Postal Service trucks park outside a post office in Wheeling, Illinois, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. 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Huh)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her claims were dismissed by a federal judge in Texas, but the&nbsp;U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed that decision, allowing the case to proceed and prompting the USPS to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>At issue is whether Konan&rsquo;s claims are barred by a 1946 law known as the&nbsp;Federal Tort Claims Act, which allows lawsuits against the federal government except for losses arising from the &ldquo;negligent transmission&rdquo; of mail. <\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Trump administration<\/a>&nbsp;asked the high court to throw out the case, warning it could expose USPS to a wave of litigation if allowed to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>In a court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/24\/24-351\/327015\/20240927121441285_USPS_v._Konan_Cert_Petn.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">filing<\/a>, the government warned that siding with Konan could unleash a terrible precedent that could invite &ldquo;any person whose mail is lost or delivered [to] bring a federal tort suit&mdash;and potentially proceed to burdensome discovery,&rdquo; based solely on the plaintiff&rsquo;s claims that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">alleged offending party acted &#038;ldquo<\/a>;intentionally.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The case comes as the court is also preparing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-abortion-groups-assemble-file-lawsuit-over-unthinkable-texas-law-allowing-americans-to-sue-abortion-clinics-doctors\/\" title=\"Major Abortion Groups Assemble, File Lawsuit Over \u2018Unthinkable\u2019 Texas Law Allowing Americans To Sue Abortion Clinics, Doctors\">hear oral arguments<\/a> on April 29 about whether federal officers can be sued for wrongful home raids.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3384750\/obamacare-mandates-at-stake-supreme-court-arguments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"OBAMACARE MANDATES AT STAKE IN SUPREME COURT ARGUMENTS\">OBAMACARE MANDATES AT STAKE IN SUPREME COURT ARGUMENTS<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In&nbsp;<em>Martin v. United States<\/em>, the justices <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3302349\/supreme-court-review-wrong-house-fbi-raid-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">will consider<\/a> whether an Atlanta family can sue the FBI under the FTCA after agents mistakenly raided their home in 2017, traumatizing the residents. This case will test the scope of the FTCA&rsquo;s &ldquo;discretionary function&rdquo; exception and could clarify the limits of federal immunity for law enforcement errors.<\/p>\n<p>Arguments in <em>USPS v. Konan<\/em> are expected this fall, with a decision likely in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2089867\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2089867\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court to hear USPS appeal on racial bias claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2425781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/usps.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39440,34268,41906,32275,11330],"class_list":["post-2425780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bias-claims","tag-black-woman","tag-legal-appeal","tag-supreme-court","tag-usps"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/usps.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425780"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425784,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425780\/revisions\/2425784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}