First Monday

1. E1. Pilot

   Jan 15, 2002 · 60m

   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.

2. E2. Age of Consent

   Jan 18, 2002 · 60m

   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.

3. E3. The Price of Liberty

   Jan 25, 2002 · 60m

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

4. E4. Crime and Punishment

   Feb 1, 2002 · 60m

   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.

5. E5. Family Affairs

   Feb 8, 2002 · 60m

   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.

6. E6. Dangerous Words

   Mar 1, 2002 · 60m

   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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