cause celebre

Many may recall that she was briefly jailed in contempt of court, becoming a cause célèbre among anti-gay Republicans.

The issue has long been a cause celebre among the US political right as well as separatist groups in Nigeria's mostly Christian southeast who have been lobbying Washington to support their cause.

As a kind of fulcrum for his storytelling, Mr. Davenport uses Elizabeth Bouvia, who in 1983 became a cause célèbre of the right-to-die movement.

An average of 6.26 million viewers tuned in to watch “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” as the comedian addressed his suspension that became a free speech cause celebre, according to Nielsen.

The case of Lucy Connolly has become a cause celebre to some in the UK and beyond.