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Australia has never been in a better position to strike a deal with the US over the WikiLeaks founder

The US is in a "really difficult legal position" after a London court granted Julian Assange leave to appeal his extradition, his lawyer Jennifer Robinson says.

The U.S. is hoping to extradite the Wikileaks founder and try him for espionage. A court in London says Assange is free to appeal the extradition, the latest twist in years-long legal drama.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s challenge to the order for his extradition to the United States to face charges of computer misuse and espionage will continue, after the High Court in London rejected US government assurances that his rights to freedom of expression would be protected.

Crowds of supporters celebrated after judges granted the WikiLeaks founder permission to challenge his extradition

Judges had deferred a decision on whether Assange could take his case to another appeal hearing

Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange say the U.S. has provided “blatantly inadequate” assurances that he will have free press protections if extradited to the United States to face espionage charges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could find out on Monday whether he has won a reprieve in his last-ditch UK legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States.