White House proposes food label changes, court finds Texas same-sex marriage ban violates the Constitution, and more…
- The White House announced a proposal, supported by Michelle Obama, to change food labels to increase the font of calorie counts and suggest more appropriate portion sizes.
- A federal district court held that the Texas constitution violates the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses by banning same-sex marriages.
- The Governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, vetoed a bill that would have allowed businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an emergency order for stricter standards for transporting crude oil.
- A federal appeals court denied the University of Notre Dame complaint against the HHS contraception coverage requirement.
- The DOT proposed a rule to ban cell phone calls during flights.
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a public hearing to consider a rule for the liability of generic drug manufacturers.
- The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a final rule on the ninety-day health-coverage wait limit.
- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposed a rule to increase oil spill liability for offshore facilities to $133.65 million.
- The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) proposed to repeal Regulation DD, which implemented the Truth in Savings Act.
- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) suspended a study seeking information on newsroom operations.
- State regulators created a task force to coordinate new bitcoin regulation.
