Wayne State is mentioned in article about state Attorney General Mike Cox's opinion regarding the offering of benefits to same-sex employees. Since Michigan voters, last November, defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, Cox opined that government entities cannot offer same-sex benefits. A showdown may come in a challenge to the policies of major public universities. Several, including Wayne State, U-M and MSU, offer same-sex benefits. Booth newspapers throughout the state also covered the story, mentioning that WSU is among the university that filed friend of the court briefs in support of Ann Arbor Public Schools, which has a court case pending regarding its policy of offering same-sex benefits.