Assange may have another chance to fight extradition

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was told today (mon) he may still be able to take his extradition battle to the UK’s highest court. The 50-year-old Australian was refused permission for a direct appeal, meaning the Supreme Court will have to decide whether or not it should hear his challenge. He is accused by the US government of conspiring with army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to leak classified military documents between January and May 2010. Assange initially won his fight against…