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controversial case
noun as in cause celebre
Example Sentences
Standing doctrine is the Supreme Court’s favorite tool to avoid deciding a controversial case.
It was a controversial case, especially because Alba is an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, and was overseen by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who oversees the office now prosecuting Trump.
The highly anticipated hearing was part of a controversial case brought by South Africa.
One notable schism between O'Connor and the conservatives came in 1992 with Planned Parenthood v Casey, a controversial case about abortion rights.
Carmona’s cinematic arrest — he was led from his home donning a bullet-proof vest and placed inside an armored vehicle — stemmed from the controversial case of Ariadna Fernanda López Ruiz, whose battered remains were found last Oct.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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