Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan.
In her writings, she described feeling "unhappy and overwhelmed" with her job and "hurt/rejected" from a breakup with Bankman-Fried.
A lawyer for Bankman-Fried told the appeals court on Sept. 19 that Kaplan failed to credit the defendant for exercising his First Amendment constitutional right to speak with the press and try to restore his reputation.
The appeals court appeared skeptical.
Bankman-Fried faces seven charges of fraud and conspiracy stemming from the collapse of FTX, the now-bankrupt crypto exchange he founded.
Persons:
Sam Bankman, Eduardo Munoz, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Caroline Ellison, Ellison, Fried, Kaplan, Danielle Sassoon, William Nardini, Luc Cohen
Organizations:
REUTERS, U.S, Circuit, District, Alameda Research, New York Times, Bankman, Metropolitan Detention, Prosecutors, Alameda, Thomson
Locations:
New York, U.S, Manhattan . U.S, Alameda, Palo Alto , California, FTX