:root {
  --bg: #0c0d0e;
  --ink: #ece9df;
  --dim: #9a968b;
  --amber: #f5a623;
  --rule: #55585a;
  --hair: #3a3d3f;
  --mono: "Courier Prime", ui-monospace, "Cascadia Mono", "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background: var(--bg); }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); font: 16px/1.6 var(--mono); }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--amber); outline-offset: 2px; }
.wrap { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 16px; }

/* masthead */
.topbar { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--dim); padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--rule); }
.topbar .region { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.topbar select { font: inherit; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--rule); border-radius: 0; padding: 3px 6px; cursor: pointer; }
.topbar select:hover, .topbar select:focus-visible { border-color: var(--amber); outline: none; color: var(--amber); }
.masthead { text-align: center; padding-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 20px; }
.logo { display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: min(430px, 82vw); height: auto; color: var(--ink); }
.logo.small { width: 150px; margin: 0 0 16px; }
a:hover .logo { color: var(--amber); }
.tagline { margin: 16px 0 0; color: var(--dim); font-size: 14px; }
.site-header nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 4px 30px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ticker { display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: center; font-size: 13px; padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--rule); }
.ticker .label { flex: none; color: var(--amber); letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ticker .window { flex: 1; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.tape { display: inline-flex; white-space: nowrap; animation: tape 150s linear infinite; }
.tape a { color: var(--dim); }
.tape a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
.tape b { color: var(--rule); font-weight: 400; margin: 0 14px; }
.ticker:hover .tape { animation-play-state: paused; }
@keyframes tape { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .tape { animation: none; } }
main { padding-top: 24px; padding-bottom: 40px; }

/* shared story furniture */
.slug { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--amber); margin: 0 0 6px; }
.slug.quiet { color: var(--dim); }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.standfirst { margin: 0 0 8px; color: var(--dim); }
.more { display: inline-block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--amber); }
.section-head { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
  padding-top: 8px; margin: 0 0 6px; }
.empty { color: var(--dim); }

/* front page */
.frontgrid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.6fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 0 28px; padding-bottom: 26px; }
.lead { padding-right: 28px; border-right: 1px dotted var(--rule); }
.lead h1 { font-size: clamp(25px, 3.1vw, 36px); line-height: 1.22; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.lead .standfirst { font-size: 17px; }
.lead-body p { margin: 12px 0 4px; }
.top .card { padding: 0 0 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--hair); }
.top .card:last-child { border-bottom: 0; margin-bottom: 0; }
.top h2 { font-size: 18px; }
.top .standfirst { font-size: 14.5px; }
.columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0 28px; margin-top: 8px; }
.item { padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--hair); }
.item h3 { font-size: 15.5px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0; }
.item h2 { font-size: 20px; }
.item .standfirst { font-size: 14.5px; margin: 6px 0 0; }
.item.compact { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 250px 1fr; gap: 14px; align-items: baseline; padding: 9px 0; }
.item.compact .slug { margin: 0; }
.column .more { margin-top: 14px; }
.areas { margin-top: 36px; }
.areas ul, .arealist { list-style: none; margin: 8px 0 0; padding: 0; columns: 4 190px; column-gap: 24px; font-size: 14.5px; }
.arealist { columns: 1; }
.areas li, .arealist li { padding: 4px 0; break-inside: avoid; }

/* article and listing pages */
.with-side { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 320px; gap: 0 40px; }
.side { border-left: 1px dotted var(--rule); padding-left: 26px; }
.side .item h3 { font-size: 14.5px; }
.page-head { font-size: clamp(26px, 4vw, 38px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); padding-bottom: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.story { max-width: 76ch; }
.story.page { margin: 0 auto; }
.story h1 { font-size: clamp(24px, 3.4vw, 34px); line-height: 1.24; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.story > .standfirst { font-size: 17px; }
.byline { font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--dim);
  border-top: 1px dotted var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--rule); padding: 9px 0; margin: 16px 0 22px; }
.body p, .body li { font-size: 16.5px; line-height: 1.7; }
.body p { margin: 0 0 18px; }
.body h2 { font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0 12px; }
.body a { text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--amber); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.body ol, .body ul { padding-left: 28px; margin: 0 0 18px; }
.body li { margin-bottom: 4px; }
.body blockquote { margin: 0 0 18px; padding: 2px 0 2px 18px; border-left: 2px solid var(--amber); color: var(--ink); }
.body table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 20px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.45; }
.body th { text-align: left; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--dim);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 7px 10px 7px 0; }
.body td { border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--hair); padding: 7px 10px 7px 0; vertical-align: top; }
.body td:not(:first-child), .body th:not(:first-child) { text-align: right; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.body table.courtlist td, .body table.courtlist th { text-align: left; }
.body tr.total td { font-weight: 700; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.body .note, .source { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--dim); line-height: 1.55; }
.endmark { text-align: center; color: var(--dim); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 26px 0 0; }
.source { border-top: 1px dotted var(--rule); padding-top: 12px; margin-top: 16px; }
.source a, .note a { text-decoration: underline; }
.body .demo { font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--bg); background: var(--amber); padding: 10px 12px; }

/* advertising: space is reserved so pages do not jump when ads load */
.ad { margin: 0 auto 24px; text-align: center; clear: both; }
.ad-label { display: block; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--dim); margin-bottom: 4px; }
.ad-leaderboard { min-height: 110px; }
.ad-infeed, .ad-footer { min-height: 130px; margin-top: 24px; }
.ad-article { min-height: 270px; margin: 6px 0 22px; }
.ad-sidebar { min-height: 270px; }
.ad.placeholder .ad-box { display: grid; place-items: center; height: 90px; border: 1px dashed var(--rule); color: var(--dim); font-size: 12px; }
.ad-article.placeholder .ad-box, .ad-sidebar.placeholder .ad-box { height: 250px; max-width: 300px; margin: 0 auto; }

/* footer */
.site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); margin-top: 20px; padding: 26px 0 36px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--dim); }
.site-footer nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; color: var(--ink); }
.site-footer p { margin: 0 0 8px; max-width: 80ch; }
.site-footer p a { text-decoration: underline; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .frontgrid, .columns, .with-side { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .lead { padding-right: 0; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--rule); padding-bottom: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .column + .column { margin-top: 28px; }
  .side { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 34px; }
  .item.compact { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2px; }
  .body table { display: block; overflow-x: auto; }
  .site-header nav { gap: 4px 18px; font-size: 12px; }
  .arealist { columns: 2; }
}