/* --------------------------------------------------
   Law Liberty Network – Base Styles
   -------------------------------------------------- */

:root {
  --bg-body: #05070b;
  --bg-elevated: #081320;
  --bg-elevated-soft: #0c1c2e;
  --bg-card: #0b111c;
  --bg-ticker: #0d1016;

  --color-primary: #f3c94a; /* gold */
  --color-primary-soft: rgba(243, 201, 74, 0.16);
  --color-accent: #00bfff; /* cyan / timeline */
  --color-text: #f4f5f9;
  --color-text-muted: #a9b3c8;
  --color-border: #293549;

  --radius-sm: 6px;
  --radius-md: 10px;
  --radius-lg: 16px;
  --radius-pill: 999px;

  --shadow-soft: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  --shadow-card: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);

  --header-height: 72px;
}

/* Reset-ish */

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI",
    Roboto, sans-serif;
  color: var(--color-text);
  background: radial-gradient(circle at top, #071b30 0, var(--bg-body) 65%);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Accessibility helpers */

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -999px;
  top: 0;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: #000;
  z-index: 999;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
}
.skip-link:focus {
  left: 1rem;
  top: 1rem;
}

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 0;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
}

/* Generic elements */

a {
  color: var(--color-primary);
  text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}

button {
  font: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: none;
  background: none;
  color: inherit;
}

/* Layout helpers */

main {
  display: block;
}

.section-header {
  max-width: 70rem;
  margin: 0 auto 2.75rem auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.section-header h2 {
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem 0;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.section-subtitle {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Header & Navigation
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 40;
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    rgba(5, 7, 11, 0.92),
    rgba(5, 7, 11, 0.78)
  );
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}

.header-inner {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  min-height: var(--header-height);
}

.brand-block {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.brand-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}

.logo {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(243, 201, 74, 0.25), transparent);
}

.brand-text .site-title {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  margin: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.brand-text .site-tagline {
  margin: 0.15rem 0 0 0;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

/* Nav */

.main-nav ul {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.main-nav a {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.7rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.main-nav a:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  color: var(--color-text);
}

.nav-login {
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  padding: 0.4rem 1rem;
  background: var(--color-primary-soft);
  color: var(--color-primary);
  border: 1px solid rgba(243, 201, 74, 0.5);
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Hero
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.hero-section {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 4.5rem 1.5rem 3.5rem;
}

.hero-section::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -30%;
  background: radial-gradient(
      circle at top left,
      rgba(0, 191, 255, 0.2),
      transparent 55%
    ),
    radial-gradient(
      circle at top right,
      rgba(243, 201, 74, 0.18),
      transparent 55%
    );
  opacity: 0.7;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: 0.22;
  filter: saturate(1.2);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-content {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  gap: 3.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero-text {
  max-width: 32rem;
}

.hero-kicker {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem 0;
}

.hero-title {
  font-size: 2.6rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem 0;
}

.hero-subtitle {
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem 0;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}

/* AI Search */

.ai-search-area {
  max-width: 28rem;
}

.ai-search-box {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: rgba(7, 14, 24, 0.95);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.ai-search-box input {
  flex: 1;
  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  border: none;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.ai-search-box input::placeholder {
  color: rgba(210, 218, 235, 0.7);
}

.ai-search-box input:focus {
  outline: none;
}

.icon-button {
  padding: 0 0.9rem;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  background: linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    rgba(243, 201, 74, 0.16),
    rgba(243, 201, 74, 0.38)
  );
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(243, 201, 74, 0.4);
}

.ai-suggestions {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  min-height: 1.1rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

/* Search shortcuts */

.search-shortcuts {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

.search-shortcuts span {
  margin-right: 0.2rem;
}

.search-shortcuts button {
  padding: 0.2rem 0.7rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  background: rgba(7, 14, 24, 0.9);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.search-shortcuts button:hover {
  border-color: rgba(243, 201, 74, 0.7);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Ticker / Live Feed
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.ticker-section {
  background: var(--bg-ticker);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  padding: 2.6rem 1.5rem 2.3rem;
}

.ticker {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0.5rem auto 0 auto;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

/* each li animation created in animations.css */

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Government Updates
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.gov-section {
  padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
  background: var(--bg-elevated);
}

.ticker-container {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  padding: 1.5rem;
  min-height: 3.5rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

/* cards you might inject via JS */

.gov-card {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Acts Library
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.acts-section {
  padding: 3.3rem 1.5rem;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at top, #071b30 0, #05070b 60%);
}

.acts-grid {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.6rem;
}

.act-card {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  padding: 1.35rem 1.4rem 1.3rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}

.act-card header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
}

.act-icon {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: rgba(243, 201, 74, 0.17);
}

.act-card h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.act-card p {
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0.3rem 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

.card-link {
  margin-top: auto;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Case Law Timeline
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.timeline-section {
  padding: 3.3rem 1.5rem 3.2rem;
  background: var(--bg-elevated-soft);
}

.timeline {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.5rem auto;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.timeline-node {
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.3rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.timeline-dot {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--color-accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(0, 191, 255, 0.28);
}

.timeline-year {
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.timeline-node:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.timeline-cases {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Articles
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.articles-section {
  padding: 3.3rem 1.5rem;
  background: var(--bg-elevated);
}

.articles-grid {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.6rem;
}

.article-card {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
}

.article-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
}

.article-card p {
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Vault / Banking Portal
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.vault-section {
  padding: 3.3rem 1.5rem 3.6rem;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at center, #071b30 0, #05070b 70%);
}

.vault-content {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.vault-content p {
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem 0;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

/* Buttons */

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.65rem 1.4rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  border: none;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.btn.gold {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4c94a, #f5dd7a);
  color: #222;
}

.btn.primary {
  background: #1767ff;
  color: #fdfdfd;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Contact
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.contact-section {
  padding: 3.3rem 1.5rem 3.6rem;
  background: var(--bg-elevated-soft);
}

.contact-layout {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2.5rem;
}

.contact-form {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  padding: 1.6rem 1.8rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
}

.form-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.form-row label {
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

.form-row input,
.form-row textarea {
  padding: 0.6rem 0.7rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  background: #050910;
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.form-row textarea {
  resize: vertical;
}

.contact-info {
  padding: 0.5rem 0.3rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

.contact-info h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem 0;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Footer
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.site-footer {
  background: #050609;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  padding: 2.4rem 1.5rem 2.2rem;
}

.footer-container {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.8rem auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 2rem;
}

.footer-col h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem 0;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.footer-col ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.footer-col li {
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.footer-col a {
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.footer-col a:hover {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.footer-icon {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(243, 201, 74, 0.2), transparent);
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}

.footer-tagline {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

.footer-bottom {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  padding-top: 0.9rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Modal
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.modal-overlay {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(2, 3, 7, 0.78);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  z-index: 50;
}

.modal-box {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  max-width: 640px;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 1.6rem 1.8rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  position: relative;
}

.close-modal {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.9rem;
  right: 1rem;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   Misc
   -------------------------------------------------- */

.dark-mode {
  background-color: var(--bg-body);
}
.timeline-node.is-active .timeline-dot {
  background: var(--color-primary);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(243, 201, 74, 0.35);
}

.timeline-node.is-active .timeline-year {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

