The US Justice Department must drop spy charges against Julian Assange | Margaret Sullivan

As the UK considers extraditing the WikiLeaks founder, American press freedom hangs in the balance

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Does Merrick Garland, the Biden-appointed attorney general, really want his legacy to include a heavy blow to long-established press rights in the United States?

If not, Garland must drop the 17 charges under the Espionage Act against Julian Assange. This should have happened years ago but now is a key moment. The high court in London is considering this week whether to extradite Assange to the US to face those charges.