 But the U.S. Supreme Court says those individuals and states lack standing to sue here. Fox's Jessica Rosenthal. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is a free man back home in Australia after settling his criminal case in the U.S. over obtaining and publishing military secrets. This prosecution sets a dangerous precedent that should be of concern to journalists everywhere. Attorney Jennifer Robinson. Assange spent five years behind bars in the U.K. fighting extradition to the U.S. Seven before that in Ecuador's embassy in London. America's listening to Fox News.