Legal News Roundup - 9/17/18

Here are some of the top legal news stories you may have missed from last week.
1) “Courts in the Carolinas and Virginia are announcing closings as a downgraded but still dangerous Hurricane Florence has made landfall in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.” Read more from the ABA Journal
2) “President Trump may soon double down on his strategy of releasing secret documents to undercut the Russia investigation by unveiling one with still fewer redactions — or none.” Read more from NPR
3) “Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh responded to more than 1,000 written questions from dissatisfied Democrats Wednesday by revealing more about his personal finances but little more about his views on the law.” Read more from USA Today
4) “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said late on Wednesday it has temporarily waived air pollution regulations on gasoline in Georgia and Virginia as fuel supplies dip with the approach of Hurricane Florence.” Read more Reuters
5) “European parliamentarians have passed a controversial overhaul of copyright law that could force tech giants to install filters that prevent copyright-protected content from being uploaded.” Read more from CNBC
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