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 <li>Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged witness intimidation through media quotes is under legal scrutiny.</li> 
 <li>Legal battle over Bankman-Fried’s speech rights sparks debate.</li> 
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FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is currently in a legal battle that has sparked a debate over First Amendment rights. He contends that his potential imprisonment would violate his freedom of speech. This has led to a discussion about the boundaries of expression during ongoing legal proceedings. 
Bankman-Fried has been under house arrest since December, a situation his lawyers argue is already restrictive. U.S. prosecutors have called for the revocation of his $250 million bond, alleging that he attempted to intimidate a key witness in his case by sharing quotes from former CEO of <a href="https://g.co/kgs/WcAXHi" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Alameda Research</a>, Caroline Ellison’s diary, through New York Times reporters. 
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-it-was-not-an-attempt-to-intimidate-ms-ellison-or-taint-the-jury-pool-sbf-lawyer">“ It was not an attempt to intimidate Ms. Ellison or taint the jury pool…” – SBF Lawyer</h3> 
His lawyer, Mark Cohen, strongly denies these allegations. In a letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan, Cohen emphasized that SBF’s communication with a New York Times reporter was not an attempt to intimidate, but rather an exercise of his right to engage in fair commentary on an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/technology/ftx-caroline-ellison-bankman-fried.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ongoing article</a>. Cohen argued that such communication is within the boundaries of a defendant’s rights, as long as it does not interfere with the legal process. 
Further, Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team argued that the prosecution’s efforts to revoke his bail and detain him are based on shaky assumptions. They maintained that his communication with the media falls well within his rights and does not warrant his detainment before the trial. 
Finally, The <a href="https://thenewscrypto.com/altcoin-news-u-s-court-greenlights-secs-case-against-terraform-labs-and-do-kwon/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">court </a>now faces the challenge of navigating the intricate intersection between First Amendment rights and the pursuit of justice. 
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