Justice Novelli becomes the swing vote as the court mulls whether to uphold California's "three strikes" law.

A vindictive senator hoping to get Novelli dismissed from the bench gives a reporter evidence indicating the justice's family has Mafia ties.

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.