Assange could be deported within 24 hours of the decision, but he could also be released, or find himself again bogged down in months of legal battles.
Mr. Mearsheimer recently summed up why Mr. Assange should go free: ‘Journalists don’t go to jail for publishing classified information in the United States.’
Ahead of a public hearing in the UK starting tomorrow, Parliament has urged the UK and US to drop extradition plans for Assange, an Australian citizen.