Nearly 100 powerhouse companies, including Apple, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Twitter and Microsoft filed an amicus — “friend of the court” — brief late Sunday against President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. Judge James Robart, of the Federal District Court in Seattle, had ruled that the order, signed Jan. 27, caused immediate and irreparable harm in education, business, family relations and the freedom to travel. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who did not join Sunday’s brief, said “this executive order is one we do not support” and vowed to help any employees affected by it. Sunday’s letter follows the San Fransisco court’s decision a day earlier to deny a Justice Department request to immediately restore the ban. There was no immediate response from the White House to the amicus brief filing.

Source: Huffington Post February 06, 2017 10:20 UTC