TV series

First Monday

Name: First Monday
Released: 2002
Cast: Joe Mantegna, James Garner, Charles Durning, James Karen, Camille Saviola

2002· 1 seasonTV-14★ 6.5Ended

On CBS — From Paramount Television · Belisarius Productions

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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.

Themes

politics supreme court courtroom

Episodes

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E1 PilotNext upJan 15, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: James Lafferty, Bob Minor, Jonathan Del Arco (Angel Flores), Brooke Marie Bridges, Melinda Clarke, Linda Purl, Liz Torres, Rachel Grate
E2 Age of ConsentJan 18, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Dion Anderson, Sarah Jane Morris, Jerry Hardin, Linda Purl, Rachel Grate, Rachael Bella (Kristen Bremerton)
E3 The Price of LibertyJan 25, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
The Court must rule on sixth-amendment rights when a murder witness requests to testify in a mask after three previous witnesses are killed.
Guest stars: Martin Spanjers, Wanda De Jesus, Vincent Bugliosi, Ed Gale, Linda Purl, Sandra Prosper, Liz Torres
E4 Crime and PunishmentFeb 1, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Diane Baker, Lombardo Boyar, John Rubinstein, Linda Purl, Liz Torres
E5 Family AffairsFeb 8, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Stan Kirsch, Al Ruscio, Jay Underwood, Carmen Argenziano, Dean Stockwell (Senator Edward Sheffield), Linda Purl, Rachel Grate, Tracie Savage (Kathy Sundberg)
E6 Dangerous WordsMar 1, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jeff Austin, Troian Bellisario, Joan McMurtrey, Andrea Parker, Linda Purl, Rachel Grate
E7 Right to DieMar 8, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Traylor Howard, Al Ruscio, Amy Wheaton, Caroline Lagerfelt, Dean Stockwell (Senator Edward Sheffield), Linda Purl, Sandra Prosper, Alex Hyde-White
E8 Court DateMar 29, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
A high-school basketball star appeals to the Supreme Court when the NBA refuses to let him play professionally until he finishes school.
Guest stars: Diane Baker, Judyann Elder, Aaron Frazier, Linda Purl, Sandra Prosper, Liz Torres
E9 Secrets and LiesApr 5, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Debbie Reynolds
E10 Unprotected SpeechApr 12, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Larry Flynt, Marcia Clark, Billy Aaron Brown, Bill O'Reilly, Phil Reeves, Linda Purl, Sandra Prosper, Rachel Grate
E11 Strip SearchApr 19, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Lee Chamberlin, Chris Ellis, Troian Bellisario, Terry O'Quinn, Linda Purl, Alexandra Wilson, Sandra Prosper, Geoffrey Blake
E12 ShowdownApr 22, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Diane Baker, Dean Stockwell (Senator Edward Sheffield), Linda Purl, Liz Torres, Julie Ann Emery, Zoe McLellan (Emmie)
E13 Family SecretsMay 3, 2002 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Gerry Spence, Oliver North, Michael Gaston, Phil Reeves, Linda Purl, Rachel Grate, Julie Ann Emery