/*
Theme Name: Daily Legal Drop
Theme URI: https://example.com/
Author: Ehyperlink
Description: Judicial Ledger editorial WordPress theme with resilient legal categories, contextual internal linking, image-led discovery, and a unique Case Docket footer.
Version: 1.0.0
Text Domain: daily-legal-drop
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
*/
:root{
 --dld-ivory:#f8f3e8;--dld-paper:#fffdfa;--dld-ink:#1b1714;--dld-burgundy:#70131e;
 --dld-burgundy2:#8e1a28;--dld-gold:#d39d44;--dld-gold2:#efc873;--dld-charcoal:#241b17;
 --dld-line:#ded4c4;--dld-muted:#6f6963;--dld-ext:#b11f70;--dld-shadow:0 18px 46px rgba(56,39,26,.12);
}
.dld-site,.dld-site *{box-sizing:border-box;min-width:0}
.dld-site{background:var(--dld-ivory);color:var(--dld-ink);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow-x:hidden}
.dld-site a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}.dld-site img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto}
.dld-wrap{width:min(1620px,calc(100% - 46px));margin:auto}

/* HEADER */
.dld-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:999;background:rgba(255,253,248,.985);backdrop-filter:blur(12px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--dld-line);box-shadow:0 7px 22px rgba(52,34,24,.06)}
.admin-bar .dld-header{top:32px}
.dld-head-top{min-height:80px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;border-bottom:1px solid #ebe3d6}
.dld-logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}
.dld-logo-mark{width:62px;height:62px;border-radius:14px;position:relative;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#fff7e8,#e8b652);border:1px solid #c99a49;box-shadow:0 8px 18px rgba(130,80,30,.12)}
.dld-logo-mark:before{content:"§";position:absolute;inset:0;display:grid;place-items:center;font:700 38px/1 Georgia,serif;color:#70131e}
.dld-logo-text strong{display:block;font:700 31px/1 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;color:#231a15}
.dld-logo-text strong span{color:#8d1b29}
.dld-logo-text small{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#826e5a;font-size:8px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}
.dld-head-tools{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:15px}
.dld-search{width:100%;max-width:370px;min-height:44px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 52px;border:1px solid #d8d0c4;border-radius:999px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff}
.dld-search input{border:0;outline:0;padding:0 15px;font-size:12px}.dld-search button{border:0;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#d8a84e,#b97b22);color:#fff;font-size:17px;font-weight:900}
.dld-mini{font-size:9px;font-weight:800;color:#4d453f;white-space:nowrap}
.dld-head-nav{min-height:52px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#fffdfa}
.dld-nav ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:6px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.dld-nav a{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:9px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;color:#2a2420}
.dld-nav a:hover{background:#f0e7d9;color:#7c1723}
.dld-nav li:nth-child(1) a:before{content:"⚖"}.dld-nav li:nth-child(2) a:before{content:"🏛"}.dld-nav li:nth-child(3) a:before{content:"▥"}.dld-nav li:nth-child(4) a:before{content:"🔨"}.dld-nav li:nth-child(5) a:before{content:"▣"}.dld-nav li:nth-child(6) a:before{content:"♟"}.dld-nav li:nth-child(7) a:before{content:"♡"}.dld-nav li:nth-child(8) a:before{content:"⌂"}.dld-nav li:nth-child(9) a:before{content:"§"}
.dld-nav a:before{color:#9f7229}

/* HERO */
.dld-hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:#2a1814}
.dld-hero-bg{position:absolute;inset:0}.dld-hero-bg img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.dld-hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(42,24,20,.97) 0 43%,rgba(42,24,20,.58) 64%,rgba(42,24,20,.13) 100%)}
.dld-hero-grid{position:relative;z-index:2;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.08fr .92fr;gap:40px;align-items:center;min-height:710px;padding:72px 0}
.dld-kicker{font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f0c66f}
.dld-hero h1{max-width:830px;font:700 clamp(4.3rem,6vw,7rem)/.9 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.05em;margin:17px 0;color:#fff}
.dld-hero h1 span{color:#efc873}.dld-hero p{max-width:700px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.62;color:#e4ddd7}
.dld-actions{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:25px}.dld-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:52px;padding:0 24px;border-radius:999px;font-size:13px;font-weight:900}.dld-btn.primary{background:#8e1a28;color:#fff}.dld-btn.secondary{background:#2d201b;border:1px solid #7a6759;color:#fff}
.dld-stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);margin-top:28px;border:1px solid rgba(239,200,115,.20);border-radius:18px;overflow:hidden;background:rgba(45,30,25,.80)}
.dld-stat{padding:15px 17px;border-right:1px solid rgba(239,200,115,.16)}.dld-stat:last-child{border-right:0}.dld-stat b{display:block;font-size:19px;color:#fff}.dld-stat small{font-size:9px;color:#c7bab0}

/* LIGHT CONTENT */
.dld-light{background:var(--dld-ivory);color:var(--dld-ink)}
.dld-section{padding:50px 0}.dld-section-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;align-items:flex-end;margin-bottom:18px}
.dld-section-head h2{font:700 2rem/1 Georgia,serif;margin:0}.dld-section-head p{max-width:470px;margin:0;text-align:right;color:#6f6963;font-size:11px;line-height:1.5}

/* CATEGORIES */
.dld-cat-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px}
.dld-cat{position:relative;height:190px;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #ddd3c5;background:#ece4d6;box-shadow:0 9px 22px rgba(48,38,24,.07);transition:.2s}
.dld-cat:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 18px 35px rgba(48,38,24,.12)}
.dld-cat img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}.dld-cat:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(39,22,18,.03) 20%,rgba(39,22,18,.79) 100%)}
.dld-cat-copy{position:absolute;left:14px;right:14px;bottom:13px;z-index:2;color:#fff}.dld-cat-copy small{font-size:8px;color:#f0c66f;font-weight:900}.dld-cat-copy strong{display:block;margin-top:4px;font:700 14px/1.12 Georgia,serif}.dld-cat-copy b{display:block;margin-top:5px;font-size:9px;color:#f7efdf}

/* FEATURE */
.dld-main-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.36fr .64fr;gap:24px;align-items:start}
.dld-feature{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;background:#2a1714;color:#fff;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--dld-shadow)}
.dld-feature-img{min-height:425px}.dld-feature-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}.dld-feature-copy{padding:28px}
.dld-tag{display:inline-block;padding:7px 11px;border-radius:999px;background:#4b351c;color:#f0c66f;font-size:9px;font-weight:900}
.dld-feature h3{font:700 2rem/1.05 Georgia,serif;margin:12px 0}.dld-meta{font-size:10px;color:#c8bbb1}.dld-feature p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.58;color:#e0d7d0}
.dld-trending{background:#fff;border:1px solid #ddd3c5;border-radius:15px;padding:18px;box-shadow:0 10px 26px rgba(45,36,24,.05)}
.dld-trending h3{font:700 1.2rem Georgia,serif;margin:0 0 12px}.dld-trend-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:28px 72px 1fr;gap:10px;align-items:center;padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #eee4d7}.dld-trend-item:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.dld-trend-num{width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;background:#8e1a28;color:#fff;font-weight:900;font-size:10px}.dld-trend-item img{width:72px;height:52px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:6px}.dld-trend-item h4{margin:0;font-size:12px;line-height:1.25}
.dld-latest-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:14px}.dld-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #dfd7ca;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(47,38,24,.05)}.dld-card img{width:100%;height:170px;object-fit:cover}.dld-card-copy{padding:13px}.dld-card h3{font:700 1rem/1.15 Georgia,serif;margin:7px 0}.dld-card p{font-size:10px;line-height:1.45;color:#6a675f}

/* CATEGORY */
.dld-cat-hero{background:#5f111b;color:#fff;padding:54px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #7f2d36}.dld-cat-hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:36px;align-items:center}.dld-cat-hero h1{font:700 clamp(3.5rem,5.2vw,5.8rem)/.94 Georgia,serif;margin:12px 0}.dld-cat-hero p{color:#ead9d8;line-height:1.6}
.dld-cat-hero-img{justify-self:end;width:min(620px,100%);height:340px;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18)}.dld-cat-hero-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.dld-category-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}.dld-category-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #ded6ca;border-radius:13px;overflow:hidden}.dld-category-card-img{height:230px;display:block}.dld-category-card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}.dld-category-card-copy{padding:17px}.dld-category-card h3{font:700 1.17rem/1.15 Georgia,serif;margin:9px 0}.dld-category-card p{font-size:12px;color:#6f6a61}.dld-read{color:#8e1a28!important;font-size:11px;font-weight:900}

/* SINGLE */
.dld-post-hero{padding:46px 0 28px;background:#fff;color:#111;border-bottom:1px solid #e3ded4}.dld-post-hero h1{max-width:1120px;font:700 clamp(2.9rem,4.8vw,5rem)/.97 Georgia,serif;margin:12px 0;letter-spacing:-.03em}.dld-post-meta{font-size:11px;color:#777}
.dld-post-wrap{width:min(1120px,calc(100% - 34px));margin:auto;padding:40px 0 62px}.dld-article{background:#fff;color:#222;border:1px solid #e1dbcf;border-radius:18px;padding:40px;box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(35,29,20,.08);overflow:hidden}
.dld-featured img{width:100%;max-height:560px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:12px;margin-bottom:26px}.dld-entry{font:16px/1.8 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#2b2b2b}.dld-entry h2,.dld-entry h3{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;color:#121212}.dld-entry img{border-radius:10px;margin:20px auto}
.dld-entry a{color:#176b91;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}.dld-entry a.dld-external,.dld-entry a[target="_blank"]{color:var(--dld-ext)!important}.dld-entry p,.dld-entry li,.dld-entry a,.dld-entry span,.dld-entry strong{overflow-wrap:anywhere;white-space:normal}
.dld-context{margin:28px 0;padding:17px 18px;border-radius:12px;background:#fff6e8;border-left:4px solid #8e1a28;box-shadow:0 6px 16px rgba(60,47,24,.05)}.dld-context small{display:block;color:#8e1a28;font-size:9px;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:7px}.dld-context a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;color:#181818!important;text-decoration:none!important;font-weight:800}
.dld-disclaimer{margin-top:26px;padding:16px;border:1px solid #e3dac8;border-radius:12px;background:#fbf7ef;color:#716b61;font-size:11px}
.dld-related{margin-top:34px}.dld-related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:14px}.dld-related-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e1dbcf;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden}.dld-related-card img{width:100%;height:150px;object-fit:cover}.dld-related-card div{padding:11px}.dld-related-card h3{margin:0;font:700 .95rem/1.15 Georgia,serif;color:#111}

/* UNIQUE CASE DOCKET FOOTER */
.dld-footer-docket{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:#21130f;color:#f2ece6;border-top:1px solid rgba(239,200,115,.20)}
.dld-footer-docket:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(115deg,transparent 0 49.5%,rgba(239,200,115,.035) 49.8% 50.2%,transparent 50.5% 100%);pointer-events:none}
.dld-docket-shell{width:min(1620px,calc(100% - 46px));margin:auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr 1.45fr .95fr;gap:30px;padding:54px 0 38px;position:relative;z-index:2}
.dld-docket-brand{padding-right:28px;border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.10)}
.dld-docket-mark{width:72px;height:72px;border-radius:18px;display:grid;place-items:center;background:#6e1520;border:1px solid rgba(239,200,115,.32);color:#f0c66f;font:700 24px Georgia,serif;margin-bottom:18px}
.dld-docket-brand h2{font:700 2.6rem/.95 Georgia,serif;margin:0;color:#fff}.dld-docket-brand h2 span{color:#efc873}
.dld-docket-brand p{max-width:440px;color:#baa99f;font-size:10.5px;line-height:1.68;margin-top:16px}
.dld-docket-tag{display:inline-block;margin-top:18px;padding:9px 13px;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid rgba(239,200,115,.25);color:#f0c66f;font-size:9px;font-weight:800}
.dld-caseboard{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:10px}
.dld-case{display:grid;grid-template-columns:46px 1fr;gap:12px;align-items:center;padding:14px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09);border-radius:12px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.025)}
.dld-case-no{width:42px;height:42px;border-radius:10px;display:grid;place-items:center;background:#311c16;color:#f0c66f;font-weight:900;font-size:9px;border:1px solid rgba(239,200,115,.18)}
.dld-case small{display:block;color:#8f7e73;font-size:7px;letter-spacing:.12em;font-weight:900}.dld-case a{display:block;margin-top:4px;color:#fff;font:700 .98rem/1.1 Georgia,serif}.dld-case a:hover{color:#efc873}
.dld-docket-index{padding-left:6px}.dld-docket-index h3{margin:0 0 16px;font:700 1.15rem Georgia,serif;color:#fff}.dld-index-list{display:grid;gap:8px}.dld-index-list a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);color:#d7cbc4;font-size:10px}.dld-index-list a:after{content:"→";color:#efc873}
.dld-docket-pages{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 12px;margin-top:18px}.dld-docket-pages a{font-size:8.5px;color:#998a81}.dld-docket-pages a:hover{color:#efc873}
.dld-docket-bottom{width:min(1620px,calc(100% - 46px));margin:auto;min-height:60px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09);display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr;gap:20px;align-items:center;color:#806f66;font-size:8.5px;position:relative;z-index:2}
.dld-docket-bottom span:nth-child(2){color:#c5a760;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.05em}.dld-docket-bottom span:last-child{text-align:right}

@media(max-width:1280px){.dld-cat-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}.dld-latest-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}
@media(max-width:1040px){.dld-docket-shell{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.dld-docket-brand{grid-column:1/-1;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.10);padding:0 0 28px}}
@media(max-width:920px){.admin-bar .dld-header{top:46px}.dld-head-top{padding:12px 0;min-height:auto}.dld-head-tools{width:100%}.dld-search{max-width:none}.dld-mini{display:none}.dld-nav ul{justify-content:flex-start;overflow-x:auto;flex-wrap:nowrap}.dld-hero-grid,.dld-main-grid,.dld-cat-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.dld-hero-grid{min-height:auto;padding:52px 0}.dld-stats{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.dld-cat-grid,.dld-category-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.dld-feature{grid-template-columns:1fr}.dld-latest-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.dld-related-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
@media(max-width:720px){.dld-docket-shell{grid-template-columns:1fr}.dld-caseboard{grid-template-columns:1fr}.dld-docket-bottom{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:16px 0 20px}.dld-docket-bottom span:last-child{text-align:left}}
@media(max-width:620px){.dld-wrap,.dld-docket-shell,.dld-docket-bottom{width:min(100% - 24px,1620px)}.dld-head-top{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch}.dld-logo-text strong{font-size:22px}.dld-hero h1{font-size:3.25rem}.dld-stats,.dld-cat-grid,.dld-category-grid,.dld-latest-grid,.dld-related-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.dld-article{padding:20px 15px}}