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governing legal principle in New Jersey

6 New Jersey opinions name it 2 courts 1992–2026 4 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by New Jersey courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Jack Bobkergreen
ca2 · 1986 · cited in 2 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1992–2024
2 sentences

2024In addition to the grounds enumerated in 9 U.S.C. § 10 that warrant vacatur of an arbitration award, an arbitration award may also be vacated under the unenumerated "manifest disregard" standard "where an arbitrator 'appreciates the existence of a clearly governing legal principle but decides to ignore or pay no attention to it.'" Whitehead v. Pullman Grp., LLC, 811 F.3d 116, 121 (3d Cir. 2016) (quoting Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Bobker, 808 F.2d 930, 933 (2d Cir. 1986)).

1992It requires that “the arbitrator appreciates the existence of a clearly governing legal principle but decides to ignore or pay no attention to it.” Ibid.

12
Rodriguez v. United Statesgreen
scotus · 2015 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026A Terry stop must be no more intrusive than necessary to achieve "the purpose that justified the stop in the first place." Shaw, 237 N.J. at 612 ; see also Rodriguez, 575 U.S. at 348-49 (explaining that a stop's "tolerable duration is determined by the seizure's mission").

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Whitehead Ex Rel. Estate of Whitehead v. Pullman Group, LLCgreen
· 2016 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024In addition to the grounds enumerated in 9 U.S.C. § 10 that warrant vacatur of an arbitration award, an arbitration award may also be vacated under the unenumerated "manifest disregard" standard "where an arbitrator 'appreciates the existence of a clearly governing legal principle but decides to ignore or pay no attention to it.'" Whitehead v. Pullman Grp., LLC, 811 F.3d 116, 121 (3d Cir. 2016) (quoting Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Bobker, 808 F.2d 930, 933 (2d Cir. 1986)).

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Lewis v. Harrisgreen
nj · 2006 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
1 sentence

2021The careful review of police actions and decisions requires a painstaking step-by-step analysis that identifies precisely (1) when a Fourth Amendment liberty or privacy intrusion occurs; (2) the legal standard triggered by that intrusion (e.g., reasonable suspicion, probable cause, the warrant requirement, etc.); and (3) whether the liberty or privacy intrusion was justified at the moment it occurred, applying the governing legal standard to the totality of the circumstances known to police at that moment. provides [New Jersey] citizens with greater rights . . . than those available under the

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Bell Aerospace Co. Division of Textron, Inc. v. Local 516, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of Americagreen
nywd · 1973 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1992–1992
2 sentences

1992Bell Aerospace Company Division of Textron, Inc. v. Local 516, 356 F.Supp. 354, 356 (W.D.N.Y.1973), rev’d on other grounds, 500 F.2d 921 (2d Cir.1974).

1992Bell Aerospace Company Division of Textron, Inc. v. Local 516, 356 F. Supp. 354, 356 (W.D.N.Y. 1973), rev'd on other grounds, 500 F. 2d 921 (2d Cir. 1974).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in New Jersey. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (6)

CaseCitedYears
State v. Nathan Shaw State v. Keon L. Bolden (078247) (Monmouth County and Statewide) green
nj · 2019
1 sentence

2026A Terry stop must be no more intrusive than necessary to achieve "the purpose that justified the stop in the first place." Shaw, 237 N.J. at 612 ; see also Rodriguez, 575 U.S. at 348-49 (explaining that a stop's "tolerable duration is determined by the seizure's mission").

12026–2026
Zayas v. Bacardi Corp. green
ca1 · 2008
1 sentence

2022Defendant makes no showing the arbitrator recognized a clearly governing legal principle but then decided to ignore it, Westerbeke, 304 F.3d at 209 , that the arbitrator's decision is unfounded in reason and logic, is based on reas oning so faulty no judge could conceivably have made the same decision, or is based on a critical assumption of a non-fact, Zayas, 524 F.3d at 68 .

12022–2022
Westerbeke Corporation v. Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. green
ca2 · 2002
1 sentence

2022Defendant makes no showing the arbitrator recognized a clearly governing legal principle but then decided to ignore it, Westerbeke, 304 F.3d at 209 , that the arbitrator's decision is unfounded in reason and logic, is based on reas oning so faulty no judge could conceivably have made the same decision, or is based on a critical assumption of a non-fact, Zayas, 524 F.3d at 68 .

12022–2022
State v. William L. Witt(074468) green
nj · 2015
1 sentence

2021The careful review of police actions and decisions requires a painstaking step-by-step analysis that identifies precisely (1) when a Fourth Amendment liberty or privacy intrusion occurs; (2) the legal standard triggered by that intrusion (e.g., reasonable suspicion, probable cause, the warrant requirement, etc.); and (3) whether the liberty or privacy intrusion was justified at the moment it occurred, applying the governing legal standard to the totality of the circumstances known to police at that moment. provides [New Jersey] citizens with greater rights . . . than those available under the

12021–2021
Borough of Moonachie v. Port of New York Authority green
nj · 1962
2 sentences

1998Auth., 38 N.J. 414 , 185 A. 2d 207 (1962): [P]roperty owned by a public agency but employed primarily to obtain revenue or profit through private business uses is not immune from taxation, but property employed primarily for a public use does not lose immunity because the agency incidentally derives some private business income from it. [ Id. at 426-27 , 185 A. 2d 207 .] The legally significant property owned in this case is not the billboard but the land on which it sits.

1998Auth., 38 N.J. 414 , 185 A. 2d 207 (1962): [P]roperty owned by a public agency but employed primarily to obtain revenue or profit through private business uses is not immune from taxation, but property employed primarily for a public use does not lose immunity because the agency incidentally derives some private business income from it. [ Id. at 426-27 , 185 A. 2d 207 .] The legally significant property owned in this case is not the billboard but the land on which it sits.

11998–1998
Bell Aerospace Company Division Of Textron, Inc. v. Local 516, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace And Agricultural Implement Workers Of America (Uaw) green
ca2 · 1974
2 sentences

1992Bell Aerospace Company Division of Textron, Inc. v. Local 516, 356 F.Supp. 354, 356 (W.D.N.Y.1973), rev’d on other grounds, 500 F.2d 921 (2d Cir.1974).

1992Bell Aerospace Company Division of Textron, Inc. v. Local 516, 356 F. Supp. 354, 356 (W.D.N.Y. 1973), rev'd on other grounds, 500 F. 2d 921 (2d Cir. 1974).

11992–1992

Statutes the citing opinions construe

USC § 9u.s.c.10 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

NY 44 (1998–2026) CT 41 (1996–2025) PA 32 (1985–2026) UT 23 (1996–2024) CA 18 (1975–2026) SC 13 (1998–2014) ID 12 (2005–2025) TX 11 (2011–2023) VA 10 (2004–2025) LA 10 (1991–2023) IL 9 (1994–2026) NJ 6 (1992–2026) CO 6 (2004–2025) MI 6 (1982–2019) KS 6 (2002–2024) AL 5 (2001–2013) MT 5 (1997–2013) GA 5 (2002–2014) WA 5 (1972–2018) VT 4 (2006–2023) OH 3 (2007–2019) AR 3 (2007–2008) MA 3 (2010–2017) MN 3 (1998–2014) OR 3 (2007–2022) KY 3 (2006–2018) MO 2 (2004–2017) FL 2 (2007–2012) IN 2 (1933–1935) OK 2 (2014–2014) MD 2 (2015–2015)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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