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Google vs Oracle: White House locked in internal debate

US administration faces end-of-May deadline to decide whether to take sides in case before US Supreme Court

Published Mon, May 18, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    San Francisco

    THE Obama administration has been locked in internal wrangling over what position to take in high-profile litigation between two American technology giants, Google and Oracle, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.

    It faces an end-of-May deadline to decide whether to take sides in a case before the US Supreme Court that will have wide implications for the technology industry.

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