Professor Flannery publishes article on federal preemption under the Social Security Act with regard to the distribution of marital property upon divorce

Flannery, Michael, Social Security, Divorce, and the Scope of Federal Preemption, 66 Buffalo Law Review 1 (April 2018).

Professor Flannery calls for congressional clarification of the scope of federal preemption under the Social Security Act with regard to the distribution of marital property upon divorce, particularly in light of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Howell v. Howell, 137 S. Ct. 1400 (2017).