4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 14 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 Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers v. State Department of Corrections.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers v. State Department of Corrections Anchor | green | “absent a manifest disregard of a contractual provision or a completely irrational result, the award will be upheld.” | 4 |
| 2 | RI Council 94, Afscme, Afl-Cio v. State | green | “is to determine whether the arbitrator has rationally resolved the grievance by considering the contract between the parties and the circumstances out of which come the so-called common law of shop.” | 4 |
| 3 | Town of Coventry v. Turco | green | “whether the arbitrator has resolved a grievance by considering the proper sources, such as the contract in effect between the two parties.” | 3 |
| 4 | Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Grabbert | green | “public policy favors finality of arbitration awards . . . parties . . . are not allowed to circumvent an award by coming to the courts and arguing that the arbitrators misconstrued the contract or misapplied the law.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.