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Judge's ruling throws huge spanner into US extradition proceedings against Assange

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A US judge has ruled that WikiLeaks was fully entitled to publish the Democratic National Congress (DNC) emails. The ruling is highly significant as it could impact upon the US extradition proceedings against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, as well as the ongoing imprisonment of whistleblower Chelsea Mannin g. Judge: If WikiLeaks could be held liable for publishing documents concerning the DNC’s political financial and voter-engagement strategies simply because the DNC labels them ‘secret’ and trade secrets, then so could any newspaper or other media outlet.

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