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Indian-American Amul Thapar among Donald Trump's list of US Supreme Court judges to replace Anthony Kennedy

Amul Thapar, an Indian-American legal luminary, is among the 25 shortlisted judges US President Donald Trump could nominate to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, according to American media reports.

Western Digital executives meet Japanese government officials to resolve dispute with Toshiba

Western Digital Corp's top executive is in Japan to meet government officials, aiming to resolve a dispute with Toshiba Corp.

US judge halts deportation of 1,400 Iraqi immigrants, says they could face persecution

A federal judge in the US has halted deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqis, many of them Christians, who argued they would face persecution if expelled from the country.

Sheila Abdus-Salaam, United States' first female Muslim judge, drowns in New York's Hudson River

Sheila Abdus-Salaam, 65, an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals, was pulled from the Hudson River and pronounced dead on Wednesday after being alerted by an emergency call, police said Thursday.

Blow for Monkey in selfie case: Judge rules animal cannot own his photo copyright

In a significant ruling, a federal judge in San Francisco has declined to give a macaque monkey the right to his famous selfie in Indonesia in 2011.

US judge rejects Texas' latest attempt to block Syrian refugees

US District Judge David Godbey's ruling cleared the way for the last of 21 Syrian refugees, many of whom are children under the age of 15, to resettle in Houston on Thursday.

Man to be set free after 43 years in solitary confinement in US prison

A US judge has ordered release of a man who has spent 43 years in solitary confinement for a crime he denied committing, a media report said on Tuesday.

Apple, Google appeal to US judge's rejection of $325 mn settlement in hiring lawsuit

Four tech companies including Apple and Google appealed a US judge's rejection of a proposed $324.5 million settlement in a lawsuit over hiring practices in Silicon Valley, according to a court filing from the companies late on Thursday.<br />

Judge rejects $324.5 million settlement over Apple, Google hiring

US judge orders Microsoft to submit customer's emails from abroad