A former general consul of The New York Times writes that if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is extradited to Sweden, he may soon after be dispatched to the United States and put on trial for leaking classified documents.
But once in the U.S., Assange, like his publisher, The New York Times, would enjoy the protection of the First Amendment which would make it difficult for the Justice Department to successfully convict him. -db
From a commentary in the New York Law Journal, March 8, 2011, by James C. Goodale.