Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange mounted a last-ditch effort at the UK High Court to stop his extradition to the US to face trial on espionage charges. Summary Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange mounted a last-ditch effort at the UK High Court to stop his extradition to the US to face trial on espionage charges. The two-day hearing at Britain’s highest court began on Tuesday with Assange’s legal team presenting their final appeal to a 2021 High Court …