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Pilot E1 60 min

1. 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.

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Age of Consent E2 60 min

2. 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.

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The Price of Liberty E3 60 min

3. 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.

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Crime and Punishment E4 60 min

4. 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.

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Family Affairs E5 60 min

5. 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.

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Dangerous Words E6 60 min

6. 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.

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Right to Die E7 60 min

7. 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.

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Court Date E8 60 min

8. 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.

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Secrets and Lies E9 60 min

9. 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.

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Unprotected Speech E10 60 min

10. 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.

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Strip Search E11 60 min

11. 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.

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Showdown E12 60 min

12. 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.

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Family Secrets E13 60 min

13. 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.

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First Monday (2002)

6.5 (2) 1 Season 2002-01-15 US

A newcomer to the Supreme Court finds himself a pivotal force on an often deadlocked bench, frequently at odds over hot-button cases in this earnest but brief legal drama.

Genres: Drama

Stars: Joe Mantegna, James Garner, Charles Durning, James Karen, Camille Saviola