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First Monday: Season 1
January 15, 2002
13 Episodes
~60 min per episode
Overview
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Episodes
13
1
Pilot
Jan 15, 2002
60 min
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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2
Age of Consent
Jan 18, 2002
60 min
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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3
The Price of Liberty
Jan 25, 2002
60 min
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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4
Crime and Punishment
Feb 1, 2002
60 min
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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5
Family Affairs
Feb 8, 2002
60 min
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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6
Dangerous Words
Mar 1, 2002
60 min
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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7
Right to Die
Mar 8, 2002
60 min
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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8
Court Date
Mar 29, 2002
60 min
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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9
Secrets and Lies
Apr 5, 2002
60 min
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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10
Unprotected Speech
Apr 12, 2002
60 min
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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11
Strip Search
Apr 19, 2002
60 min
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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12
Showdown
Apr 22, 2002
60 min
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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13
Family Secrets
May 3, 2002
60 min
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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