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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

US Supreme Court to review Microsoft digital privacy case

Microsoft was the first US Company to challenge a domestic search warrant seeking data held outside the country.

17 Oct 2017 5:50 AM GMT

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White House requests US SC to allow complete travel ban

A San Francisco-based court had partially granted a Trump administration request to block a judge's ruling that had put...

21 Nov 2017 9:43 AM GMT

President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)

5 conservative judges added to list of possible SC appointees by Trump

The five jurists, all with strong conservative credentials, were added to the list with input from conservative leaders.

18 Nov 2017 10:09 AM GMT

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)

FBI chief says 'usual process' followed in Kavanaugh probe

The Senate confirmed Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court by a 50-48 vote on Saturday.

11 Oct 2018 9:23 AM GMT

This courtroom sketch depicts Attorney Brenda G. Bryn, far right standing, speaking in front of from l-r, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Elena Kagan and Associated Justice Brett Kavanaugh, at the Supreme Court in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Brett Kavanaugh makes US Supreme Court debut

Kavanaugh dove into his new job, shrugging off controversy over his nomination and firing off a handful of questions at...

10 Oct 2018 5:25 AM GMT

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Kavanaugh vows to be impartial 'team player' on US Supreme Court

'My focus now is to be the best justice I can be. I take this office with gratitude and no bitterness,' Brett said.

9 Oct 2018 7:05 AM GMT

Brett Kavanaugh (L) is sworn in as associate justice of the US Supreme Court as President Donald Trump and the Kavanaugh family looks on.(Photo: AFP)

I apologise on behalf of nation': Donald Trump to US top court judge...

At a White House swearing-in ceremony, Trump stood next to Kavanaugh and said he'd been 'proven innocent' of sexual...

9 Oct 2018 5:44 AM GMT

Chief Justice John Roberts, right, administers the Constitutional Oath to Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the Justices Conference Room of the Supreme Court Building in the presence of his family. (Photo: AP)

Brett Kavanaugh sworn in as US Supreme Court justice amid protests

Senate voted 50-48 to approve Kavanaugh as protesters rallied against a nominee who has been plagued by rape...

7 Oct 2018 2:53 AM GMT

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)

US Senate's procedural vote for Brett Kavanaugh on Friday, final vote...

If Kavanaugh clears Friday's procedural hurdle, that would set up a final confirmation vote as early as Saturday.

4 Oct 2018 6:59 AM GMT

In this June 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. Lawyers for President Donald Trump and Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant who sued the president for saying her sexual misconduct claims were lies, are scheduled to be in court Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hysteria over Kavanaugh: US Prez firm on SC rightward shift

It's hardly a state secret, of course, that the US SC features a bench broadly divided between conservatives and...

3 Oct 2018 6:36 PM GMT

The senior Trump administration official said the United States will have a process to recognize same-sex domestic partners of foreign diplomats from countries where same-sex marriage is not legal, but which recognize American domestic partners. (Representational Image)

US won't grant diplomatic visas to same-sex partners: officials

The new policy was circulated in a United Nations memo last month and took effect on Monday.

3 Oct 2018 7:45 AM GMT

Trump had multiple chances to craft a DACA fix with Congress. But one never materialized, despite overwhelming public support for letting Dreamers stay. (Photo: File)

Very scary time for young men in America: Donald Trump amid Kavanaugh...

The fight over Kavanaugh's nomination has been unusually emotional and has unfolded just weeks ahead of Nov. 6...

3 Oct 2018 5:34 AM GMT