US Supreme Courts upholds Trump travel ban

The ban does not breach U-S immigration law or the country's Constitution.

A protester holds up a sign that reads "No Muslim Ban Ever" as he protests against the Supreme Court ruling. Source: (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The United States Supreme Court has handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries. The court has rejected the argument that it represents unconstitutional religious discrimination, ruling 5-4 in favour of the ban which prohibits most people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen from entering the U-S. Lower courts had blocked the law, as well as two prior versions of the ban, in legal challenges from the state of Hawaii and others. But the Supreme Court has held the challengers failed to show the travel ban violated either U-S immigration law or the U-S Constitution's First Amendment prohibition on the government favouring one religion over another. President Trump says the ruling is a win for the country. Giampiero Gramaglia, US politics expert, has more details.