controversial case
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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
In the past, Gascón has voiced concerns that prosecutors were withholding critical information from him, including the existence of damning jailhouse tapes in a controversial case.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2022