San Francisco — 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 co-ordinating with Washington, DC-based law firm Mayer Brown 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. The tech companies emphasised the economic and social contribution made by immigrants in their arguments filed on Sunday in the US Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The firms support a lawsuit by the states of Washington and Minnesota seeking to stop Trump’s executive order. Apple, Airbnb, Facebook, Microsoft, Tesla. Intel, Lyft, Netflix, Snap. and Uber Technologies are among the tech...
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