Tom Goldstein Seeks Release, Denies Control Over Crypto Wallets

SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein requested on Tuesday that he be released from jail after the government accused him of violating his release conditions by transferring millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency.

Goldstein, a veteran appellate attorney, was arrested Monday when the US District Court for the District of Maryland revoked his release order for probable cause that he violated its conditions and made false statements to pretrial service officers. According to the government, Goldstein used undisclosed wallets to receive and send millions in cryptocurrency over the past week, while also representing to the court that his home shouldn’t be ...