Some of the world's biggest tech companies have criticised President Donald Trump's executive order to temporarily ban citizens and refugees from seven Muslim countries from entering the United States. Now, one of those firms said it is exploring legal action to oppose the order.
Amazon chief executive Jeffrey Bezos wrote in an email to employees Monday that company lawyers have prepared a "declaration of support" backing Bob Ferguson, Washington state's attorney general, in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's order.
Bezos also wrote that the company's attorneys "are working other legal options as well," according to the letter, which was sent to The Post by Amazon in response to questions about the Ferguson lawsuit.
The Bezos memo comes ahead of a broader meeting of the legal teams of leading tech companies. The gathering, which is being organized by software start-up Github, is planned for Tuesday. Reuters reported Google, Airbnb, Netflix, among others, are expected to attend.
The suit by Ferguson argues that the order violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution as well as the First Amendment. The state also filed a motion saying that the ban should be halted immediately.