British High Court Allows U.S. to Expand Grounds to Appeal Denial of Assange Extradition

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
37
Issue: 
8
Abstract: 

On August 11, 2021, Britain’s High Court allowed the United States government to expand the bases for appealing a district court decision to deny extradition of WikiLeaks found Julian Assange, a 50 -year-old Australian national, on hacking into military databases and disclosing classified information.[1]



[1]    Sylvia Hui, Associated Press, US granted more grounds to appeal on Assange extradition, Wash. Post, Aug. 11, 2021; Hazel Shearing, Julian Assange: US extradition bid gets a legal boost, BBC News, Aug. 11, 2021.