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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 100 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 In re Stallworth.

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1 In re Stallworth Anchor
nj · 2011
green “a reviewing court 'may not substitute its own judgment for the agency's, even though the court might have reached a different result.” 55
2 Russo v. NJ Dept. of Corrections
njsuperctappdiv · 1999
green “prisons are dangerous places, and the courts must afford appropriate deference and flexibility to administrators trying to manage this volatile environment.” 31
3 Figueroa v. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS
njsuperctappdiv · 2010
green “our function . . . merely to rubberstamp an agency's decision.” 14

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