Julian Assange to face crucial hearing: Is this the end of the 14-year long saga?

The years-long saga of Julian Assange could finally be at an end – in a decision crucial not only to what happens next for the infamous whistleblower – but for press freedom as we know it.

14 years after his site, Wikileaks, published hundreds of thousands of classified US military and security documents online, and 12 years after the first warrant was issued for his arrest.... judges at London’s High Court could finally decide his fate -- and whether he will be extradited to the United States.

Following the long legal battle is Alan Rusbridger, former editor in chief for The Guardian newspaper in the UK, who worked alongside Assange to publish those documents in 2010.

Now editor of The Prospect magazine, Rusbridger joins The Front Page to discuss Assange’s case and what it means for journalism and press freedom.

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