san francisco apple inc alphabet inc google facebook inc among 60 technology company appear back away legal fight u.s. president donald trump controversial travel ban decide put weight behind lawsuit seek block second version executive order legal brief file federal court hawaii tuesday behalf silicon valley company list support 58 company less half 127 signatories similar brief file appeal court last month trump first executive order ban travel number countries administration say pose security risk airbnb inc dropbox inc kickstarter among company sign brief major tech company sign early effort week include microsoft corp ebay inc intel corp netflix inc twitter inc. lawsuit may succeed despite lose overt support big name u.s. district judge derrick watson honolulu wednesday order emergency halt trump executive order aim temporarily bar entry unite state refugees well travelers six muslim-majority countries halt temporary trump say ban necessary u.s. national security call watson order unprecedented judicial overreach tech company generally rely skilled workers overseas industries play large part legal effort halt first version trump executive order put hold seattle judge early february immediately clear few sign friend-of-the-court brief time around company opportunity join effort move court system say robert atkins new york lawyer co-author brief expect group expand ride-hailing company uber technologies inc process add name spokesman say box inc file-sharing service say although sign brief change position twitter spokeswoman point past company statements oppose trump initial travel ban january decline comment spokeswoman facebook decline comment representatives apple google ebay intel microsoft netflix immediately respond request comment apple google facebook skip legal challenge new travel ban