Joe Mantegna
Joseph Novelli
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2002
First Monday
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Episode 160 min2002-01-15
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.
Episode 260 min2002-01-18
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.
Episode 360 min2002-01-25
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.
Episode 460 min2002-02-01
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.
Episode 560 min2002-02-08
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.
Episode 660 min2002-03-01
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.
Episode 760 min2002-03-08
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.
Episode 860 min2002-03-29
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.
Episode 960 min2002-04-05
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.
Episode 1060 min2002-04-12
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.
Episode 1160 min2002-04-19
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.
Episode 1260 min2002-04-22
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.
Episode 1360 min2002-05-03
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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