https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/WikiLeaks, founded by Julian Assange, published hundreds of thousands of classified US documents in 2010 and 2011. Assange spent nearly seven years in Ecuador's London embassy and five years in a British prison while Sweden investigated sexual offence allegations and the United States sought his extradition on 18 counts. He pleaded guilty to one Espionage Act conspiracy count in June 2024 and returned to Australia.enhttps://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e31julian-assange-legal-cases-6cf8fae9a8Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000In the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, Assange pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information. Chief Judge Ramona Manglona sentenced him to the 62 months he had spent in custody in the UK. Under the plea agreement he agreed to leave the United States promptly, and the United States agreed to move to dismiss the Virginia indictment.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e32julian-assange-legal-cases-c89d8f86cbWed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000Assange landed at Canberra airport on the evening of 26 June and was greeted by his wife, Reuters reported. PA also reported his arrival.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e30julian-assange-legal-cases-0eda9f609cMon, 24 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000Assange left Belmarsh prison on 24 June and flew out of the UK from Stansted Airport, WikiLeaks said, according to AFP. The PA news agency reported that a bail hearing had been held in private on 20 June. The Justice Department had reached a plea agreement with him.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e29julian-assange-legal-cases-c4c2be2726Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Johnson ruled that Assange had grounds to challenge the extradition order, AP reported. His lawyer had argued that no adequate assurance had been given.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e28julian-assange-legal-cases-b62d1bf09fTue, 16 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000The respondents filed an assurance with the court on 16 April 2024, and the court listed a hearing for 20 May, according to its order.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e27julian-assange-legal-cases-917b7eda32Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000The court said it would grant permission on three grounds unless the United States gave satisfactory assurances that Assange could rely on the First Amendment, would not be prejudiced by his nationality and would not face the death penalty.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e26julian-assange-legal-cases-94b5a771fcTue, 20 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Johnson heard Assange's renewed application for permission to appeal on 20 and 21 February 2024.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e25julian-assange-legal-cases-ad4b3081bcTue, 06 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000Mr Justice Swift refused Assange permission to appeal on the papers, the High Court recorded. Assange renewed the application.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e24julian-assange-legal-cases-a19af356b7Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000The Home Secretary ordered Assange's extradition to the United States, according to the High Court. Sky News reported that Priti Patel signed the order.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e23julian-assange-legal-cases-f8b731f7f3Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000The Supreme Court refused Assange permission to appeal, saying the case did not raise an arguable point of law, AP reported.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e22julian-assange-legal-cases-6ebb497cccFri, 10 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000Lord Burnett and Lord Justice Holroyde allowed the US appeal on the basis of the assurances, quashed the discharge and sent the case back to Westminster Magistrates' Court.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e21julian-assange-legal-cases-38c1838eefFri, 05 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000The United States gave assurances that Assange would not be held under special administrative measures or at the ADX Florence prison, would receive recommended treatment, and could be transferred to Australia to serve any sentence, according to the High Court.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e20julian-assange-legal-cases-0a19488161Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000District Judge Baraitser discharged Assange, finding that his mental condition and a substantial risk of suicide made extradition oppressive under section 91 of the Extradition Act 2003. The United States appealed.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e19julian-assange-legal-cases-2b8371cc5cMon, 07 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000The extradition hearing before District Judge Baraitser, which had opened in February, resumed on 7 September and ran to 1 October 2020, according to the High Court.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e18julian-assange-legal-cases-83141b4fd5Wed, 24 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000A second superseding indictment added no counts but broadened the computer intrusion conspiracy allegations, the Justice Department said.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e17julian-assange-legal-cases-7de2b97562Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Eva-Marie Persson discontinued the investigation, saying the evidence had weakened over time.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e16julian-assange-legal-cases-feb6c4d0a5Thu, 23 May 2019 12:00:00 +0000A federal grand jury returned an 18 count superseding indictment alleging that Assange conspired with Manning to obtain and disclose classified information, and that publishing unredacted documents put human sources at risk. Each count carried a maximum of 10 years except the computer intrusion count.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e15julian-assange-legal-cases-742497c923Mon, 13 May 2019 12:00:00 +0000Swedish prosecutors resumed the preliminary investigation into the suspected 2010 rape at the request of the injured party's counsel, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e14julian-assange-legal-cases-567e5b57c8Wed, 01 May 2019 12:00:00 +0000Judge Deborah Taylor at Southwark Crown Court sentenced Assange to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail in 2012, AP reported.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e13julian-assange-legal-cases-bfdf2afa3bThu, 11 Apr 2019 12:00:00 +0000Assange left the embassy and was arrested on 11 April 2019, according to the High Court. AP reported that Ecuador had revoked his asylum. The Justice Department unsealed the computer intrusion charge, which carried a maximum of five years.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e12julian-assange-legal-cases-13cbe2a1aeTue, 06 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0000A federal grand jury in Virginia returned an indictment charging Assange with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, according to the High Court. The Justice Department announced the charge in April 2019.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e11julian-assange-legal-cases-1fc43a00daThu, 21 Dec 2017 12:00:00 +0000A federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a criminal complaint against Assange, according to the High Court.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e10julian-assange-legal-cases-442cb95bbeFri, 19 May 2017 12:00:00 +0000The prosecutor then in charge discontinued the investigation in 2017, saying all possibilities to make progress had been exhausted, according to the Swedish Prosecution Authority. The BBC, Sky News and CNN dated the decision 19 May 2017.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e9julian-assange-legal-cases-c0810dfe7fThu, 16 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0000Ecuador granted Assange asylum, Sky News and CNN reported.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e8julian-assange-legal-cases-37dffe0632Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000Assange entered Ecuador's embassy in London on 19 June 2012, according to the High Court, after failing to surrender to the court as his bail required.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e7julian-assange-legal-cases-27e457441fWed, 30 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000The UK Supreme Court dismissed Assange's appeal, holding that the Swedish prosecutor was a judicial authority that could issue a European Arrest Warrant.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e6julian-assange-legal-cases-7f39770c1dWed, 02 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000The High Court handed down judgment in Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority. The UK Supreme Court later recorded that he had challenged the warrant on appeal to the Divisional Court without success.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e5julian-assange-legal-cases-bda45a9746Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000Assange's extradition to Sweden was ordered on 24 February 2011, according to the High Court's 2024 judgment.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e4julian-assange-legal-cases-1f65f0a535Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:00:00 +0000A Swedish prosecutor issued a European Arrest Warrant for Assange on 2 December 2010, according to the High Court's 2024 judgment. He was arrested in London under it on 7 December 2010.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/julian-assange-legal-cases/#e3julian-assange-legal-cases-79ea460cf1Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000Swedish prosecutors investigated Assange over a suspected rape in August 2010 and other allegations, according to the Swedish Prosecution Authority. The authority described it as a preliminary investigation.