A FEDERAL judge yesterday upheld a gay judge’s ruling striking down California’s ban on same-sex marriage, noting that his fellow justice could not be presumed to have a personal stake in the case just because he was in a long-term same-sex relationship.

A US judge says a monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple and AT&T’s mobile phone unit can go ahead as a class action.

Concerns by Google that a Bush administration demand to examine millions of its users’ internet search requests would violate privacy rights are unwarranted, the Justice Department said in a court filing.