federal case

noun

: big deal

don't make a federal case out of it

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Trump rewarded his personal attorneys as his legal issues have fallen by the wayside in the wake of his electoral win—at least in his criminal cases—with his two federal cases poised to end as the DOJ seeks to comply with longstanding precedent against prosecuting sitting presidents. —

Alison Durkee, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Edward Kelley, 35, was convicted Wednesday in the federal case against him in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to the Department of Justice. —

Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024 The federal cases What is almost certain, experts say, is that two federal criminal cases against Mr. Trump will be discontinued. —

Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2024 In the federal case brought against Trump in Washington, D.C., for his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election, Trump’s legal team has already succeeded in pushing the trial’s timeline past the election. —

Nik Popli, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for federal case