According to the Daily Planet, SBF appealed the decision to jail him for alleged witness tampering. In a document filed with the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit late last Friday night, SBF's lawyers said that SBF was merely exercising his First Amendment rights to defend his reputation, not intimidation, by sharing private documents of his former colleague and lover Caroline Ellison with a New York Times reporter.
The prosecutor said that SBF posted these contents to harass Ellison and prevent others from testifying. Yesterday, SBF's lawyers again submitted a motion for temporary release, with the same reasons as before, including poor network conditions in prison and insufficient laptop power. The bottom line demand is to agree that SBF will meet with the defense team five times a week to help prepare the defense.
