/*
Theme Name: The Legal Gazette
Theme URI: https://example.com/the-legal-gazette
Author: The Legal Gazette
Description: A premium editorial WordPress theme for legal news, courts, research and analysis.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: legal-gazette
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
*/

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