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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted to hospital with ‘possible infection’ | Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted to hospital with ‘possible infection’ |
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to hospital in Baltimore “for treatment of a possible infection,” in the latest health scare for the liberal judge. | Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to hospital in Baltimore “for treatment of a possible infection,” in the latest health scare for the liberal judge. |
Ginsburg, 87, was initially assessed at Sibley Memorial Hospital in DC after experiencing fever and chills before being admitted to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday morning. | Ginsburg, 87, was initially assessed at Sibley Memorial Hospital in DC after experiencing fever and chills before being admitted to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday morning. |
“She underwent an endoscopic procedure at Johns Hopkins this afternoon to clean out a bile duct stent that was placed last August,” a statement from the Supreme Court said. | “She underwent an endoscopic procedure at Johns Hopkins this afternoon to clean out a bile duct stent that was placed last August,” a statement from the Supreme Court said. |
“I wish her the best,” President Trump said when asked if he was aware of her condition by the press. | “I wish her the best,” President Trump said when asked if he was aware of her condition by the press. |
Ginsburg has previously overcome colorectal, pancreatic, and lung cancers, and was declared cancer-free in January. However, she has had multiple health scares in recent years, including a fall in which she broke three ribs in November 2018. | Ginsburg has previously overcome colorectal, pancreatic, and lung cancers, and was declared cancer-free in January. However, she has had multiple health scares in recent years, including a fall in which she broke three ribs in November 2018. |
She was also hospitalized in May with an infection caused by a gallstone, though she continued to work remotely from the hospital. | She was also hospitalized in May with an infection caused by a gallstone, though she continued to work remotely from the hospital. |
Ginsburg was also previously admitted to the Johns Hopkins Hospital with chills and a fever in November 2019, which caused her to miss oral arguments in the court. | Ginsburg was also previously admitted to the Johns Hopkins Hospital with chills and a fever in November 2019, which caused her to miss oral arguments in the court. |
As the oldest judge on the Supreme Court, if Ginsberg, a liberal, was to leave the office, it would afford President Donald Trump the opportunity to appoint his third justice to the court, likely extending the conservative majority. | |
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