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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...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS
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Season 1

  • Pilot
    7.2/1019 votes
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    Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2002

    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.

    Director: Donald P. Bellisario

    Writer: N/A

  • Age of Consent
    8.2/1016 votes
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    Age of Consent

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2002

    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.

    Director: Donald P. Bellisario

    Writer: Larry Moskowitz, Paul J. Levine

  • The Price of Liberty
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    The Price of Liberty

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2002

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Paul J. Levine, Alfredo Barrios, Jr.

  • Crime and Punishment
    8.3/1017 votes
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    Crime and Punishment

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2002

    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.

    Director: Bradford May

    Writer: N/A

  • Family Affairs
    8.2/1012 votes
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    Family Affairs

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2002

    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.

    Director: James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • Dangerous Words
    7.9/1013 votes
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    Dangerous Words

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/1/2002

    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.

    Director: Terrence O'Hara

    Writer: N/A

  • Right to Die
    8.8/10331 votes
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    Right to Die

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2002

    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.

    Director: Lou Antonio

    Writer: N/A

  • Court Date
    8.4/108 votes
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    Court Date

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/29/2002

    A high-school basketball star appeals to the Supreme Court when the NBA refuses to let him play professionally until he finishes school.

    Director: Bradford May

    Writer: N/A

  • Secrets and Lies
    8.4/108 votes
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    Secrets and Lies

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/5/2002

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Unprotected Speech
    7.2/1017 votes
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    Unprotected Speech

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/12/2002

    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.

    Director: Bradford May

    Writer: N/A

  • Strip Search
    9.0/1015 votes
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    Strip Search

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/19/2002

    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.

    Director: Michael Zinberg

    Writer: N/A

  • Showdown
    8.0/1017 votes
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    Showdown

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2002

    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.

    Director: Alan J. Levi

    Writer: N/A

  • Family Secrets
    9.2/1018 votes
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    Family Secrets

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/3/2002

    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.

    Director: Bradford May

    Writer: N/A