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LIVE STREAM ON FREEDOM'S PHOENIX, FLOTE, and DLIVE

Front page of Freedom's Phoenix (player only active when we are live, and it's located under Roberts & Roberts Banner ad)

https://dlive.tv/ErnestHancock

PODCASTS

1 - Jacob Hornberger (Founder of the Future of Freedom Foundation) on Ian Freeman and The Unjust Conviction of an Innocent Man; Also, an update on Ian's case

Jacob's previous interviews with Ernest HERE

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PODCAST 1

Jacob Hornberger

Founder/President of the Future of Freedom Foundation

Jacob G. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation. He was born and raised in Laredo, Texas, and received his B.A. in economics from Virginia Military Institute and his law degree from the University of Texas. He was a trial attorney for twelve years in Texas. He also was an adjunct professor at the University of Dallas, where he taught law and economics. In 1987, Mr. Hornberger left the practice of law to become director of programs at the Foundation for Economic Education. He has advanced freedom and free markets on talk-radio stations all across the country as well as on Fox News' Neil Cavuto and Greta van Susteren shows and he appeared as a regular commentator on Judge Andrew Napolitano's show Freedom Watch. View these interviews at LewRockwell.com and from Full Context.

Webpages:

https://www.fff.org/

https://www.jacobforliberty.com/

https://twitter.com/JacobforLiberty

SHOW NOTES/REFERENCES:

1. FREE IAN FREEMAN - https://www.freeiannow.org/

Jacob's articles regarding Ian Freeman

October 21, 2024 - Update on Ian Freeman's Case - https://www.fff.org/2024/10/21/update-on-ian-freemans-case/

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There have been important developments in the Ian Freeman case that I wish to update you on. Freeman is the libertarian bitcoin dealer who is serving a 9-year prison sentence in the federal court system. As I detailed in my 3-part article as well as this article, I hold that Freeman is an innocent man who has been unjustly convicted and imprisoned.

New Free Ian website and petition

A brand new great website has just popped up entitled FreeIanNow.org. (Notice the .org, not .com.) Please go visit the website and particularly note their PETITION.

Moreover, be sure to sign up to receive their updates, such as the date that oral arguments are scheduled and the address where they will take place (if they are scheduled).

It is very gratifying to see this new website and petition. The more public awareness that is brought to Ian's case, the better chance there will be for a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence, if things come to that. Equally important, it's got to boost his spirits as well.

Ian's appeal

Since my articles were published, both Freeman and the prosecution have filed their appellate briefs with the First Circuit Court of Appeals. A 3-judge panel of the appellate court will read those briefs. That panel will then decide on whether to schedule the case for oral arguments. Given the complex issues that the case presents, in my opinion the Court will schedule oral arguments in the case.

If they do schedule oral arguments, that event will be open to the public. If you want to help Ian, the best thing you could do at this point is try your best to be present for those oral arguments. I plan to be there. If they are scheduled, they will be held in Boston. I strongly recommend against protests, protest signs, or interruptions in the proceedings, as I believe those type of things are very counterproductive at the federal appellate level. Federal appellate judges do not like people suggesting that they are subject to being pressured by protests into rendering a correct decision. But a quiet presence of dozens of people during the oral arguments in an appellate case will send a strong message to the Court that Ian has a strong support base of friends and family that are concerned about his plight. In my option, this could cause the appellate panel to give more careful attention to his appeal than what might otherwise be the case.

I strongly believe that Ian has a good chance of getting his conviction and punishment reversed on appeal. But if he is unsuccessful, he then has the right to request that the entire Court of Appeals consider his appeal rather than simply a 3-judge panel. If that is unsuccessful, he has the right to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the odds of a successful appeal there are minimal.

If Ian's appeal fails, the only chance for early freedom will be with a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence.

Podcasts

On Wednesday of this week, October 23, I will be doing two interviews on podcasts regarding Ian's case: (1) Live! "Declare Your Independence" with Ernie Hancock and (2) the Kim Iversen Show. We will link to both podcasts on our website at fff.org.

Ian Freeman does not deserve to be in jail. He is an innocent man who has been railroaded into prison by a governmental bureaucracy that hates the financial privacy that bitcoin brings to people. He deserves to be released from prison and freed to return to his family.

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July 3, 2024 - The Unjust Conviction of an Innocent Man: The Ian Freeman Case, Part 3 - https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/the-unjust-conviction-of-an-innocent-man-the-ian-freeman-case-part-3/

July 2, 2024 - The Unjust Conviction of an Innocent Man: The Ian Freeman Case, Part 2 - https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/the-unjust-conviction-of-an-innocent-man-the-ian-freeman-case-part-2/

June 28, 2024 - The Unjust Conviction of an Innocent Man: The Ian Freeman Case, Part 1 - https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/the-unjust-conviction-of-an-innocent-man-the-ian-freeman-case-part-1/

2. CAMPAIGN VIDEO:

???? Campaign Video Launch ????

Ian Freeman is fighting for justice and freedom after being unjustly targeted for his innovation in Bitcoin. Watch his story and stand with us to protect liberty! ????

???? Watch now & take action: https://t.co/nsfwWvMY1x
#FreeIanNow #Bitcoin #Justice pic.twitter.com/u9GJnwRJwZ

— Free Ian (@FreeIanNow) October 22, 2024

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