All six previously admitted their guilt in a connected federal civil rights case.

此前，这六人都在一起相关的联邦民权案件中认罪。

He said he wanted a federal civil rights case to go first, because it carries stiffer penalties.

他表示想优先审理一桩联邦民权案，因为这起案件的处罚更严厉。

His job would be to prosecute in federal cases.

他的工作是在联邦案件中进行起诉。

Why is he making such a federal case out of this?

昨晚一整晚不和我说话？

You can google his name and the case comes up as a federal case.

经理：你可以用谷歌搜索他的名字，这个案子就成了联邦案件。