Season 1 Episode 13:Family Secrets(2002)
The Justices debate the First Amendment when a book is published that could damage national security. However, the book may help Emily find out how her father died. Drama series focusing on the American judicial system, starring Joe Mantegna
Season 1 Episode 12:Showdown(2002)
The court judges the fate of a small town that allows guns to be carried within its borders, a decision that could be a violation the Second Amendment. Joe discovers a gun he used was also once involved in a drive-by shooting
Season 1 Episode 11:Strip Search(2002)
A doctor who helped police catch a rapist by releasing a patient's blood samples is put on trial charged with violating the Fourth Amendment. Legal drama, starring Joe Mantegna
Season 1 Episode 10:Unprotected Speech(2002)
An audiotape circulates in which Justice Snow criticizes the court; the court decides if a 17-year-old boy's doctoring of a pornographic video to include his classmates constitutes a violation of the Child Pornography Protection Act.
Season 1 Episode 9:Secrets & Lies(2002)
Justice Novelli fights for a majority vote to support a law requiring convicted sex offenders to register with local authorities when they move into new neighborhoods.
Season 1 Episode 8:Court Date(2002)
The court considers the case of a high-school student who wants to skip 12th grade and become a basketball player. Courtroom drama series, starring Joe Mantegna
Season 1 Episode 7:Right to Die(2002)
The court rules whether a man in a coma should be taken off life support, but his daughter still sees signs of life in him
Season 1 Episode 6:Dangerous Words(2002)
When a doctor is murdered after being profiled on an anti-abortion Web site, the justices decide whether the First Amendment protects the site's owners or if they share responsibility for the man's death.
Season 1 Episode 4:Crime and Punishment(2002)
A person arrested for a misdemeanour is sent to prison for life because he had previously been convicted for two other felonies. As a result, the 'three strikes law' comes under scrutiny as a violation of the constitution. Courtroom drama, starring Joe Mantegna
Season 1 Episode 3:The Price of Liberty(2002)
A masked witness, fearful for her life, is told she must reveal her identity in order to testify, though the defendant may have her killed if he discovers who she is
Season 1 Episode 2:Age of Consent(2002)
A pregnant teenager takes legal proceedings against her parents to grant her the abortion they are so desperately against, and a playground bully exploits the judicial ruling regarding freedom of speech to overturn accusations of wrongdoing
Season 1 Episode 1:Pilot(2002)
New drama series focusing on the American judicial system, and the controversial subject of capital punishment. A man convicted of murder is struck by lightening, and it is suggested that he may avoid execution because of his impaired mental state. Elsewhere, a Mexican immigrant who has undergone a sex change appeals for asylum
