Odaily News A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected SBF’s motion for early release on September 21. The jury based its decision primarily on the First Amendment and said Judge Lewis Kaplan, who was responsible for SBFs criminal case, had correctly determined that SBFs remarks constituted witness interference. The Court of Appeal ruling could be one of SBFs last chances to be released before his criminal trial on October 3, with less than two weeks remaining. The first criminal trial against SBF is scheduled to begin on October 3. The second trial is expected to begin in March 2024. SBF currently pleads not guilty to all charges. (Cointelegragh) Earlier news, last week, US federal judge Lewis Kaplan rejected SBF’s repeated motions for pretrial release. SBF had previously been free on bail, but a Southern District of New York judge revoked his bail last month after finding he had tried to tamper with witnesses at least twice.