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

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

McMartin Preschool Trial: The Crimes That Changed Us This new special looks at the lasting effect of the controversial case.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2020

Ogg told him that line prosecutors had worked actively against her when she was taking over last year, even deleting electronic files on a controversial case.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2018