District Judge Vanessa Baraitser today handed down her decision in the USA v Assange extradition case.
The Americans were attempting to have Julian Assange shipped to the USA to face espionage charges for his role in the release of the Wikileaks cables. Press freedom advocates argued that to prosecute Assange would be a violation of his free speech rights (Padraig Reidy wrote a good summary last year).
Today, district judge Baraitser ultimately denied the extradition application, and human rights advocates are celebrating the judgment.
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