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Argued April 9, 1987.
Decision released September 1, 1987.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Edward F. Reynolds, Jr., assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, was Joseph I. Lieberman, attorney general, for the appellant (state).
John L. Pottenger, Jr., with whom were Stephen Wizner and, on the brief, Miriam Berkman, Sally Zanger, Robert A. Solomon, Mary A. McCarthy and Craig Parrish, Elyn Saks and Stephen Behnke, legal interns, for the appellee (defendant).
HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN, F. HENNESSY and SPADA, JS.
Supreme Court of Connecticut.
ARTHUR H. HEALEY, J.
In this action, which comes to us by way of reservation from the Superior Court, the parties seek advice on the following questions: (1) "Does Section 207 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 407, by virtue of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, preclude the State of Connecticut from using legal process to require the defendant representative payee of social security benefits...
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