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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 22 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Rich v. State.

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1 Rich v. State Anchor
njd · 2018
green “a court commits clear error of law 'only if the record cannot support the findings that led to the ruling.” 13
2 Interfaith Community Organization v. Honeywell International, Inc.
njd · 2002
green “rather, the rule permits a reconsideration only when 'dispositive factual matters or controlling decisions of law' were presented to the court but were overlooked.” 6
3 Khair v. Campbell Soup Co.
njd · 1995
green “something new or something overlooked by the court in rendering the earlier decision.” 3

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