Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mount Laurel

Decided January 20, 1983. Robert Nathan Wilentz wrote the opinion for the court.

456 A.2d 390 · Cited 264 times

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• Associated Home Builders of Greater Eastbay, Inc. v. City of Livermore · 557 P.2d 473
• Crescent Park Tenants Ass'n v. Realty Equities Corp. · 58 N.J. 98
• Berenson v. Town of New Castle · 38 N.Y.2d 102
• Home Builders League of South Jersey, Inc. v. Township of Berlin · 405 A.2d 381
• Surrick v. ZHB OF U. PROVIDENCE TP. · 382 A.2d 105
• State v. Baker · 405 A.2d 368
• Lusardi v. Curtis Point Property Owners Ass'n · 430 A.2d 881
• Board of Supervisors v. DeGroff Enterprises, Inc. · 198 S.E.2d 600
• Berenson v. Town of New Castle · 67 A.D.2d 506
• State v. Alston · 440 A.2d 1311
• Duffcon Concrete Products, Inc. v. Borough of Cresskill · 64 A.2d 347
• Kirsch Holding Co. v. Borough of Manasquan · 281 A.2d 513
• Nolan v. Fitzpatrick · 89 A.2d 13
• Taxpayers Ass'n v. Weymouth Township · 80 N.J. 6
• DeSimone v. Greater Englewood Housing Corp. No. 1 · 267 A.2d 31
• Cooper v. Nutley Sun Printing Co., Inc. · 175 A.2d 639
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• West Point Island Civic Ass'n v. Tp. Com. of Dover Tp. · 255 A.2d 237
• NJ Chamb. Commerce v. NJ Elec. Law Enforce. Comm. · 411 A.2d 168
• Shepard v. Woodland Tp. Comm. and Planning Bd. · 364 A.2d 1005
• Manatee County v. Estech Gen. Chem. Corp. · 402 So. 2d 1251

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