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.
13 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
2002
Rating
6.0/10
1 votes • HD
People
Joseph Novelli
Thomas Brankin
Henry Hoskins
Michael Bancroft
Esther Weisenberg
Theodore Snow
Jerome Morris
Deborah Szwark
Brian Chandler
Ellie Pearson
Jerry Klein
Miguel Mora
Episodes
Episode 1 • Jan 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.
Episode 2 • Jan 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.
Episode 3 • Jan 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.
Episode 4 • Feb 01, 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.
Episode 5 • Feb 08, 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.
Episode 6 • Mar 01, 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.
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