First Monday in October

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First Monday in October is a stage play (later adapted into a film) that dramatizes the appointment of the first woman to the U.S. Supreme Court and the ideological clashes that follow.

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First Monday in October canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
play
stage play
adaptedAs First Monday in October (film) NERFINISHED
basedOn First Monday in October NERFINISHED
appointment of the first woman to the U.S. Supreme Court (fictionalized)
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts U.S. Supreme Court confirmation process
interaction between justices
fictionalUniverse fictional version of the U.S. Supreme Court
genre drama
legal drama
legal drama film
political drama
political drama film
hasFictionalCharacterRole U.S. senators
female Supreme Court justice
law clerks
senior male Supreme Court justice
hasTheme conservative versus liberal judicial philosophy
freedom of expression
gender and the judiciary
ideological conflict on the Supreme Court
separation of powers
language English
English
mainSubject United States Supreme Court NERFINISHED
constitutional law
first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court
judicial ideology
medium cinema
live theatre
narrativeFocus clashes between conservative and liberal justices
new female justice joining an all-male court
portrays internal deliberations of the Supreme Court
public controversy over Supreme Court nominations
setting United States Supreme Court building NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.
title First Monday in October NERFINISHED
titleRefersTo traditional opening day of the U.S. Supreme Court term
workType courtroom drama

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Jerome Lawrence notableWork First Monday in October
Jerome Lawrence coWrote First Monday in October
Jill Clayburgh notableWork First Monday in October