controversial case

Example Sentences

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The highly anticipated hearing was part of a controversial case brought by South Africa.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

His most controversial case involved a retired Cleveland autoworker named John Demjanjuk.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023

In one controversial case in 2016, a woman who cast a provisional ballot while on supervised release for a federal conviction was given a five-year prison sentence.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023

The McCullers fiasco wasn’t even the first controversial case in this year’s World Series.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2022

George Gascón over a controversial case involving a transgender defendant is now the subject of an internal investigation and also has been accused of making offensive remarks about the defendant.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022