federal case
Example Sentences
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A federal case remains before the courts challenging the government's earlier decision to delay access to Maid for people with mental illness.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Rivera separately faces a federal case in Washington involving allegations that he received more than $5.5 million to lobby on behalf of a Venezuelan businessman targeted by US sanctions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
This all in turn muddies the water for getting accurate state and federal case counts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He traveled in a van with Abdel-Rahman and Emad Salem, the government informant who later became a key witness in the federal case against Abdel-Rahman.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
She’d make a big federal case out of it like Big Ma had and write back and say things that made me feel bad or want to scratch my head.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
