Trump's immigration ban: Google coordinates funding for legal fight

On Friday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing the ban

Google parent Alphabet is organising the funding of the legal brief signed by more than 120 companies that oppose President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, according to people familiar with the arrangement.
 
While Alphabet is coordinating with Washington, DC-based law firm Mayer Brown LLP to handle the amicus brief, other companies have offered to fund a share of the costs, the people said. Alphabet plans to accept the offers, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. A representative for the search giant declined to comment.
 
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