US Attorney General Eric Holder said in an announcement on Friday that for the purpose of federal law, same-sex couples in Michigan could continue to avail federal benefits accorded to married couples despite a federal court judge striking the gay marriage ban earlier this month, Fox News said.
According to US President Barack Obama's top aide on energy and climate Dan Utech, the White House is eyeing additional regulations that would seek to reduce methane emissions to 17% below 2005 levels by 2020.
North American meat producers led by the American Meat Institute are forced to comply with putting country-of-origin labels on their meat products after losing a bid to strike the requirement down in the US Court of Appeals in Washington, Businessweek said.
US Department of Justice had said in its filing on Thursday had urged a Hawaiian court to not dismiss the discrimination case filed against the latter's Transportation Department as the latter has yet to fully satisfy the plaintiffs' demands that equal opportunity is given to all applicants.
