7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 61 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 Bound Brook Board of Education v. Glenn Ciripompa (076905).
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bound Brook Board of Education v. Glenn Ciripompa (076905) Anchor | green | “judicial review of an arbitration award is very limited.” | 23 |
| 2 | Linden Board of Education v. Linden Education Ass'n | green | “in the public sector, an arbitrator's award will be confirmed 'so long as the award is reasonably debatable.” | 10 |
| 3 | Policemen's Benevolent Ass'n v. City of Trenton | green | “fully supportable in the record.” | 8 |
| 4 | Policemen's Benevolent Ass'n v. City of Trenton | green | “an extremely deferential review when a party to a collective bargaining agreement has sought to vacate an arbitrator's award.” | 7 |
| 5 | County College of Morris Staff Ass'n v. County College of Morris | green | “to ensure finality, as well as to secure arbitration's speedy and inexpensive nature, there exists a strong preference for judicial confirmation of arbitration awards.” | 6 |
| 6 | Policemen's Benevolent Ass'n v. City of Trenton | green | “although arbitrators may not look beyond the four corners of a contract to alter unambiguous language, where a term is not defined, it may be necessary for an 'arbitrator to fill in the gap and give meaning to that term.” | 4 |
| 7 | City Ass'n of Supervisors & Administrators v. State Operated School District | green | “the clear and unambiguous language of the agreement . . . .” | 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.