There is a way out of the Assange legal quagmire – the US should drop the case | Seth Stern and Caitlin Vogus

It's not possible for the US to prosecute Assange while claiming to be a friend of press freedom. Biden should end this now

The UK high court decision granting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leave to appeal against his extradition shows just how far America has fallen when it comes to freedom of the press.

Assange faces 18 felony charges in the United States, including 17 under the Espionage Act, based on WikiLeaks' 2010 publication of US state department cables and Iraq and Afghanistan war logs provided by the whistleblower Chelsea Manning.

Seth Stern is the director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation

Caitlin Vogus is the deputy director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation