Google, Facebook, Uber, and nearly 100 others team up to take on Trump’s travel ban

Feb06

by Sindy Cator on February 6, 2017 at 7:31 am

97 major firms in the US – including tech companies like Apple, Airbnb, Facebook, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, Twitter, Uber and Y Combinator – have joined hands in filing an amicus brief tonight opposing President Trump’s travel ban, which he recently detailed in an executive order. The brief, filed with filed with the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, states that the companies believe the order to be unlawful, discriminatory and harmful to business in the US. A draft of the filing dated February 3, obtained by the Washington Post (PDF), draws attention to the contribution of…