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BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. BOUKNIGHT

No. A-494.

488 U.S. 1301 (1988)

109 S.Ct. 571

102 L.Ed.2d 682

BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. BOUKNIGHT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 21, 1988.

CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice.

The Baltimore City Department of Social Services (DSS) has asked me to stay the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Maryland in this case, In re Maurice, No. 50 (Dec. 19, 1988). The Court of Appeals held that Jacqueline Bouknight's confinement for civil contempt violated the privilege against self-incrimination secured to her by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution...

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