“Judge Ginsburg was released from the hospital,” said a court spokeswoman. “She is home and she is fine.”
Ginsburg had been taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore early Tuesday “after experiencing fever and chills,” said spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg.
“He underwent an endoscopic procedure at Johns Hopkins this afternoon to clean a bile duct stent that was placed last August,” Arberg said Tuesday, announcing the Ginsburg hospitalization. “The judge rests comfortably and will stay in the hospital for a few days to receive intravenous antibiotic treatment.”
Ginsburg’s swift discharge is the latest apparent evasion of an 87-year-old health scare for justice, who has proven herself adept at continuing her work without interruption despite her health issues.
As a result, his health has come under increased scrutiny as the court faces far-reaching cases that can transform American law. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has made two appointments, Neil Gorsuch in 2017 and Brett Kavanaugh in 2018, deepening the conservative tilt.
Trump told reporters Tuesday that he hopes Ginsburg feels better and praised her for “really giving me some good decisions.”
“I wish her well. I hope she is better. I didn’t really hear that. Was she hospitalized? No, that’s bad,” she said in the White House Rose Garden. “No, I wish her well. In fact, she’s giving me some good decisions.”
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