The appeals court decision Thursday to uphold a nationwide halt to President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration delivers a victory to hundreds of companies that have publicly opposed the order and could empower them to keep fighting the Trump administration. Nearly 130 companies, most from the tech industry, had taken a public stand against the president’s order by submitting a joint legal filing late Sunday that argued the policy is unconstitutional and hurts their businesses. Alphabet Inc.’s Google and...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 10, 2017 00:57 UTC