Justice Musgrove held up a glowing document. “Rule 702 is a mess. We’ve drafted an amicus brief. Want to see?”
“Upload complete,” the system chimed. Then, softer: “Would you like to meet them?”
The main lights dimmed. From the overhead speakers came a sound like paper rustling, then a voice—dry, patient, slightly amused. “Hello. I am Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., as derived from 1,742 opinions and 609 letters. You may call me Ollie. What case troubles you?”
Outside, the first snow of winter began to fall. Aria pulled her chair closer to the screen, heart racing. She had come to Lexoweb to archive the past. But the past, she realized, had just decided to argue back.
