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U.S. Supreme Court rules in Trump's favour on travel ban

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority 5-4 decision in case involving state of Hawaii

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A man holds a flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday while awaiting the Trump v. Hawaii case regarding travel restrictions in the U.S. (Toya Sarno Jordan/Reuters)

The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency on Tuesday, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries.

The 5-4 ruling, with the court's five conservatives in the majority and Chief Justice John Roberts writing the decision, ends for now a fierce fight in the courts over whether the policy represented an unlawful Muslim ban.

Trump can now claim vindication after lower courts had blocked his travel ban announced in September, as well as two prior versions, in legal challenges brought by the state of Hawaii and others.

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