First Monday

• E1

  Pilot

  New Justice Joseph Novelli reports for the first Monday in October and handles his first case: whether to grant a stay of execution to an inmate who survived a lightning strike.

  2002-01-15 · 60m
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• E2

  Age of Consent

  Justice Novelli is uncertain of his position when the court must decide if a North Dakota court decision to allow a 16-year-old girl to get an abortion should stand.

  2002-01-18 · 60m
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• E3

  The Price of Liberty

  The Court must rule on sixth-amendment rights when a murder witness requests to testify in a mask after three previous witnesses are killed.

  2002-01-25 · 60m
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• E4

  Crime and Punishment

  Justice Novelli once again finds he's the swing vote when the Court is divided on whether to uphold the three-strikes law carrying a 25-years-to-life sentence for third-strike misdemeanors.

  2002-02-01 · 60m
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• E5

  Family Affairs

  A senator with a grudge against Justice Novelli gives a reporter photos of Novelli's uncle accepting an envelope from a Chicago mobster, hoping the photo will discredit the Justice.

  2002-02-08 · 60m
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• E6

  Dangerous Words

  As the court considers whether to uphold a decision that protects a Web site calling for the murder of abortion doctors, Novelli is threatened on the Internet.

  2002-03-01 · 60m
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• E7

  Right to Die

  Justice Hoskins takes a passionate interest in the Court's case of a woman who wants to terminate life support for her husband, who has been in a coma for nine years.

  2002-03-08 · 60m
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• E8

  Court Date

  A high-school basketball star appeals to the Supreme Court when the NBA refuses to let him play professionally until he finishes school.

  2002-03-29 · 60m
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• E9

  Secrets and Lies

  The Court must decide whether to uphold Megan's Law when they hear the case of a convicted sex offender who was harassed and threatened after registering.

  2002-04-05 · 60m
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• E10

  Unprotected Speech

  The case of a teen accused of violating the Child Pornography Protection Act by morphing his friends' faces with bodies of porn actors on an Internet site.

  2002-04-12 · 60m
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• E11

  Strip Search

  The Court must determine whether a man's Constitutional rights were violated when the police took his blood sample out of a hospital dumpster to obtain DNA.

  2002-04-19 · 60m
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• E12

  Showdown

  As the Court debates whether a town's ban on guns is unconstitutional, a senator offers Justice Snow information on a colleague that could affect the final decision. Also: Justice Hoskins hosts his annual party, where Ellie catches Miguel's eye; and Chief Justice Brankin and his wife celebrate 40 years of marriage.

  2002-04-22 · 60m
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• E13

  Family Secrets

  The Court must decide whether to allow a book culled from the tapes of a deceased CIA officer to be published or allow censorship in order to protect national security.

  2002-05-03 · 60m
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Top cast

Joe Mantegna

Joseph Novelli

James Garner

Thomas Brankin

Charles Durning

Henry Hoskins

James Karen

Michael Bancroft

Camille Saviola

Esther Weisenberg

Stephen Markle

Theodore Snow

James McEachin

Jerome Morris

Gail Strickland

Deborah Szwark

Lyman Ward

Brian Chandler

Hedy Burress

Ellie Pearson

Christopher Wiehl

Jerry Klein

Randy Vasquez

Miguel Mora