key case

American  

noun

1. a small case in which keys are carried.

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Example Sentences

The key case, to his mind, is 1827’s Martin v.

From Slate

“That is a key case in that line of cases, and the fact he was not aware of it is extraordinary,” Goitein said.

From Los Angeles Times

District Judge Dana Sabraw, who oversaw the key case challenging the zero-tolerance policy and family separations in 2018, will have final say on the settlement.

From Washington Times

Many music experts doubted that there was any significant musical similarity between the two songs, and still point to Three Boys as a key case where a jury got it wrong.

From New York Times

For instance, both that report and the memo focus on the same key case: United States v.

From Slate