diff --git a/web-ui/src/app/cases/[caseNumber]/page.tsx b/web-ui/src/app/cases/[caseNumber]/page.tsx
index 77dc0d9..385f44d 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/app/cases/[caseNumber]/page.tsx
+++ b/web-ui/src/app/cases/[caseNumber]/page.tsx
@@ -157,11 +157,28 @@ export default function CaseDetailPage({
               issues, with the aggregated by-party arguments collapsible below
               (merged from the deleted /compose editor, mockup 18f). */}
           <TabsContent value="arguments" className="mt-0 space-y-4">
-            <Card className="bg-surface border-rule shadow-sm">
-              <CardContent className="px-6 py-5">
-                <PositionsPanel caseNumber={caseNumber} />
-              </CardContent>
-            </Card>
+            {/* עמדות וטענות — collapsed by default (chair preference #226),
+                mirroring the two accordions below. */}
+            <Accordion type="single" collapsible>
+              <AccordionItem
+                value="positions"
+                className="overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-rule bg-surface shadow-sm"
+              >
+                <AccordionTrigger className="px-6 py-4 hover:no-underline">
+                  <span className="flex flex-1 flex-col items-start">
+                    <span className="text-navy text-[0.95rem] font-bold">
+                      עמדות וטענות
+                    </span>
+                    <span className="text-ink-muted text-[0.78rem]">
+                      סוגיות-המחלוקת ועמדות הצדדים · עורך עמדת-היו״ר מזין את בלוק י׳
+                    </span>
+                  </span>
+                </AccordionTrigger>
+                <AccordionContent className="px-6 pb-5 pt-0">
+                  <PositionsPanel caseNumber={caseNumber} />
+                </AccordionContent>
+              </AccordionItem>
+            </Accordion>
             <Accordion type="single" collapsible>
               <AccordionItem
                 value="byparty"
diff --git a/web-ui/src/components/cases/positions-panel.tsx b/web-ui/src/components/cases/positions-panel.tsx
index 4bc4020..cbd05ed 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/components/cases/positions-panel.tsx
+++ b/web-ui/src/components/cases/positions-panel.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ import { SubsectionCard } from "@/components/compose/subsection-card";
 import { PrecedentsSection } from "@/components/compose/precedents-section";
 import { Markdown } from "@/components/ui/markdown";
 import { useCase } from "@/lib/api/cases";
-import {
-  useCaseLearningStatus,
-  type CaseLearningStatus,
-} from "@/lib/api/learning";
 import { useResearchAnalysis } from "@/lib/api/research";
 import { useCasePrecedents } from "@/lib/api/precedents";
 
@@ -24,45 +20,6 @@ import { useCasePrecedents } from "@/lib/api/precedents";
  * verification moved to their own top-level tabs; /compose was deleted.
  */
 
-// ── Staged-pipeline indicator text — derived from the live learning-status,
-// same source as the drafts-panel LearningStatusBadges. ──────────────────────
-function voiceLearningText(s?: CaseLearningStatus): string {
-  if (!s?.final_uploaded) return "ממתין להעלאת הסופי";
-  const v = s.voice_learning;
-  if (v.outcome === "succeeded") {
-    const bits = [`${v.lessons_count} לקחים הופקו`];
-    if (v.lessons_proposed > 0) bits.push(`${v.lessons_proposed} הוצעו לאישור`);
-    return `✓ הושלם · ${bits.join(" · ")}`;
-  }
-  if (v.outcome === "failed") return v.error ? `✗ נכשל — ${v.error}` : "✗ נכשל";
-  return "ממתין להרצה";
-}
-
-function halachaExtractionText(s?: CaseLearningStatus): string {
-  if (!s?.final_uploaded) return "ממתין להעלאת הסופי";
-  const h = s.halacha_extraction;
-  if (!h.enrolled_in_corpus)
-    return h.not_enrolled_reason ?? "לא נכנס לקורפוס-הפסיקה";
-  switch (h.status) {
-    case "completed":
-      return `✓ הושלם · חולצו ${h.halachot_count} · ${h.approved} אושרו · ${h.rejected} נדחו`;
-    case "processing":
-      return "רץ עכשיו…";
-    case "pending":
-    case "busy":
-      return "בתור";
-    case "partial":
-      return `חלקי · חולצו ${h.halachot_count}`;
-    case "failed":
-    case "extraction_failed":
-      return "✗ נכשל";
-    case "no_chunks":
-      return "אין טקסט לחילוץ";
-    default:
-      return "ממתין להרצה";
-  }
-}
-
 function ProseSection({ title, content }: { title: string; content?: string }) {
   if (!content?.trim()) return null;
   return (
@@ -75,7 +32,9 @@ function ProseSection({ title, content }: { title: string; content?: string }) {
   );
 }
 
-// ── "השלמה והעברה" rail card — DOCX export, analysis upload/download (real) ──
+// ── "ייצוא ועדכון הניתוח" rail card — round-trips the analysis-and-research.md
+// research analysis: export DOCX, upload an updated version, download the raw MD.
+// (Post-final learning status lives on the drafts tab, not here — #226.) ──────
 function FinishRail({
   caseNumber,
   hasAnalysis,
@@ -88,7 +47,6 @@ function FinishRail({
   const fileRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const [uploading, setUploading] = useState(false);
   const [uploadMsg, setUploadMsg] = useState<{ ok: boolean; text: string } | null>(null);
-  const learning = useCaseLearningStatus(caseNumber);
 
   async function handleUpload(file: File) {
     setUploading(true);
@@ -119,9 +77,12 @@ function FinishRail({
   }
 
   return (
-    <Card className="bg-surface border-rule shadow-sm">
+    <Card className="bg-surface border-rule shadow-sm h-full">
       <CardContent className="px-4 py-4">
-        <h3 className="text-navy text-[0.9rem] font-semibold mb-3">השלמה והעברה</h3>
+        <h3 className="text-navy text-[0.9rem] font-semibold mb-1">ייצוא ועדכון הניתוח</h3>
+        <p className="text-[0.72rem] text-ink-muted mb-3">
+          פעולות על קובץ ניתוח-המחקר (analysis-and-research.md).
+        </p>
 
         <input
           ref={fileRef}
@@ -176,16 +137,6 @@ function FinishRail({
             {uploadMsg.text}
           </p>
         )}
-
-        {/* stage indicators — informational pointers, not actions */}
-        <div className="mt-3 space-y-0">
-          <div className="text-[0.78rem] text-ink-muted pt-2 border-t border-rule-soft">
-            <b className="text-navy">הרץ למידת-קול</b> — {voiceLearningText(learning.data)}
-          </div>
-          <div className="text-[0.78rem] text-ink-muted pt-2 mt-2 border-t border-rule-soft">
-            <b className="text-navy">הרץ אימות-הלכות</b> — {halachaExtractionText(learning.data)}
-          </div>
-        </div>
       </CardContent>
     </Card>
   );
@@ -214,10 +165,6 @@ export function PositionsPanel({ caseNumber }: { caseNumber: string }) {
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
-      <p className="text-ink-muted text-[0.78rem]">
-        סוגיות-המחלוקת ועמדות הצדדים. עורך עמדת-היו״ר נשמר אוטומטית ומזין את בלוק י׳ (דיון והכרעה).
-      </p>
-
       {analysis.isPending ? (
         <Card className="bg-surface border-rule shadow-sm">
           <CardContent className="px-6 py-5 space-y-3">
@@ -322,9 +269,10 @@ export function PositionsPanel({ caseNumber }: { caseNumber: string }) {
         </div>
       ) : null}
 
-      {/* case-level פסיקה מצורפת + finish/export gates (INV-IA3: not removed) */}
-      <div className="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-2 items-start pt-2">
-        <Card className="bg-surface border-rule shadow-sm">
+      {/* case-level פסיקה מצורפת + analysis export/update (INV-IA3: not removed).
+          items-stretch keeps both cards the same height (#226). */}
+      <div className="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-2 items-stretch pt-2">
+        <Card className="bg-surface border-rule shadow-sm h-full">
           <CardContent className="px-5 py-4">
             <h3 className="text-navy text-[0.9rem] font-semibold mb-1">פסיקה מצורפת</h3>
             <p className="text-[0.72rem] text-ink-muted mb-3">