First Monday (2002)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2002-01-15
Last Air Date: 2002-05-03
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 13
Created By: Donald P. Bellisario, Paul J. Levine
Networks: CBS
Top Cast
- Joe Mantegna as Joseph Novelli
- James Garner as Thomas Brankin
- Charles Durning as Henry Hoskins
- James Karen as Michael Bancroft
- Camille Saviola as Esther Weisenberg
- Stephen Markle as Theodore Snow
- James McEachin as Jerome Morris
- Gail Strickland as Deborah Szwark
- Lyman Ward as Brian Chandler
- Hedy Burress as Ellie Pearson
Seasons
Season 1 (2002)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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Ep. 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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