@php
    // Items store a plain path slug in `url` or `route` (not a registered
    // Laravel route name); url() passes absolute URLs through unchanged.
    $menuItemHref = function ($item) {
        $path = $item->url ?: $item->route;

        return $path ? url(rtrim($path, '/') . '/') : '#';
    };
@endphp
<p class="title">Legal Links</p>
@foreach ($items as $item)
    <p class="description_link"><a href="{{ $menuItemHref($item) }}">{{ $item->title }}</a></p>
@endforeach