.casefiles {
        background: var(--ink);
        color: var(--cream-text);
        padding: 150px 0 130px;
    }

    .case-list {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 130px;
        margin-top: 60px;
    }

    .case-card {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr;
        gap: 60px;
        align-items: center;
    }

    .case-card.reverse {
        direction: rtl;
    }

    .case-card.reverse>* {
        direction: ltr;
    }

    .case-media {
        position: relative;
        aspect-ratio: 5/4;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

    .case-media img {
        position: absolute;
        left: 0;
        top: -6%;
        width: 100%;
        height: 112%;
        object-fit: cover;
        filter: grayscale(.35) brightness(.85);
        will-change: transform;
    }

    .exhibit-tag {
        position: absolute;
        top: 16px;
        left: 16px;
        background: var(--ink);
        border: 1px solid var(--amber);
        color: var(--amber);
        font-family: var(--f-mono);
        font-size: .68rem;
        letter-spacing: .08em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        padding: 6px 10px;
    }

    .case-no {
        font-family: var(--f-mono);
        font-size: .75rem;
        letter-spacing: .1em;
        color: var(--amber);
        text-transform: uppercase;
        display: block;
        margin-bottom: 14px;
    }

    .case-title {
        font-family: var(--f-display);
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 1.3rem+2vw, 2.6rem);
        line-height: 1.08;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .redact-text {
        position: relative;
        font-size: 1rem;
        line-height: 1.7;
        color: var(--steel);
        margin-bottom: 14px;
        max-width: 48ch;
    }

    .redact-bar {
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        background: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, #05070A 0 10px, #0C0300 10px 20px);
        transform-origin: right;
        transition: transform 1.1s var(--ease);
        z-index: 1;
    }

    .case-card.declassified .redact-bar {
        transform: scaleX(0);
    }

    .status-tag {
        font-family: var(--f-mono);
        font-size: .68rem;
        letter-spacing: .1em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--crimson);
        display: inline-block;
        margin-bottom: 14px;
        transition: color .5s;
    }

    .case-card.declassified .status-tag {
        color: #5A9E6F;
    }

    .case-tags {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 10px;
        margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .case-link {
        font-family: var(--f-mono);
        font-size: .8rem;
        letter-spacing: .05em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--cream-text);
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--amber);
        padding-bottom: 3px;
        transition: color .3s, letter-spacing .3s;
    }

    .case-link:hover {
        color: var(--amber);
        letter-spacing: .09em;
    }

    @media (max-width:900px) {

        .case-card,
        .case-card.reverse {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            direction: ltr;
        }
    }