The federal government will recognize nearly 300 same-sex marriages performed in Michigan on March 22 after a federal judge struck down the state’s ban but before that order was stayed by an appeals court, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. announced today.
“These families will be eligible for all relevant federal benefits on the same terms as other same-sex marriages,” Holder said in a written statement that cites the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in last June in United States v. Windsor.
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