Photo: Mark Wilson/GettySupreme Court JusticeRuth Bader Ginsburgmissed oral arguments on Monday, a little more than two weeks after she underwent surgeryto remove malignant nodules in her lungs,BuzzFeedandCNNreport.According to BuzzFeed, it was the first time Ginsburg, 85, had missed arguments since she joined the nation’s highest court in 1993.However, she will still be able to cast a vote in the cases heard Monday as she will be able to review the transcripts of the arguments, according to CNN.John Roberts, the court’s chief justice, confirmed Ginsburg’s absence at the start of the session Monday but noted that she would nonetheless take part in the cases before the court, according to BuzzFeed.Ginsburg, the second-longest serving justice on the bench, behind Clarence Thomas, has battled recent health woes. The two malignant nodules removed from her lungs in December were discovered after she fell in November,fracturing her ribs.After her Dec. 21 procedure, shewas discharged from the hospital on Christmas Dayand was “recuperating at home,” according to the court.According to NBC, she continued to work from the hospital, casting a vote against allowing the enforcement of President Donald Trump‘s restrictions on asylum for immigrants. The court ultimately, and narrowly, sided with her — five to four.Ginsburg’s trainer Bryant Johnsontold PEOPLE last monththat medical setbacks did not deter her. “Even this, she is going through this, she asked me, ‘When can we go back to training?’ ” he said.A court spokeswoman did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty
Supreme Court JusticeRuth Bader Ginsburgmissed oral arguments on Monday, a little more than two weeks after she underwent surgeryto remove malignant nodules in her lungs,BuzzFeedandCNNreport.According to BuzzFeed, it was the first time Ginsburg, 85, had missed arguments since she joined the nation’s highest court in 1993.However, she will still be able to cast a vote in the cases heard Monday as she will be able to review the transcripts of the arguments, according to CNN.John Roberts, the court’s chief justice, confirmed Ginsburg’s absence at the start of the session Monday but noted that she would nonetheless take part in the cases before the court, according to BuzzFeed.Ginsburg, the second-longest serving justice on the bench, behind Clarence Thomas, has battled recent health woes. The two malignant nodules removed from her lungs in December were discovered after she fell in November,fracturing her ribs.After her Dec. 21 procedure, shewas discharged from the hospital on Christmas Dayand was “recuperating at home,” according to the court.According to NBC, she continued to work from the hospital, casting a vote against allowing the enforcement of President Donald Trump‘s restrictions on asylum for immigrants. The court ultimately, and narrowly, sided with her — five to four.Ginsburg’s trainer Bryant Johnsontold PEOPLE last monththat medical setbacks did not deter her. “Even this, she is going through this, she asked me, ‘When can we go back to training?’ ” he said.A court spokeswoman did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Supreme Court JusticeRuth Bader Ginsburgmissed oral arguments on Monday, a little more than two weeks after she underwent surgeryto remove malignant nodules in her lungs,BuzzFeedandCNNreport.
According to BuzzFeed, it was the first time Ginsburg, 85, had missed arguments since she joined the nation’s highest court in 1993.
However, she will still be able to cast a vote in the cases heard Monday as she will be able to review the transcripts of the arguments, according to CNN.
John Roberts, the court’s chief justice, confirmed Ginsburg’s absence at the start of the session Monday but noted that she would nonetheless take part in the cases before the court, according to BuzzFeed.
Ginsburg, the second-longest serving justice on the bench, behind Clarence Thomas, has battled recent health woes. The two malignant nodules removed from her lungs in December were discovered after she fell in November,fracturing her ribs.
After her Dec. 21 procedure, shewas discharged from the hospital on Christmas Dayand was “recuperating at home,” according to the court.
According to NBC, she continued to work from the hospital, casting a vote against allowing the enforcement of President Donald Trump‘s restrictions on asylum for immigrants. The court ultimately, and narrowly, sided with her — five to four.
Ginsburg’s trainer Bryant Johnsontold PEOPLE last monththat medical setbacks did not deter her. “Even this, she is going through this, she asked me, ‘When can we go back to training?’ ” he said.
A court spokeswoman did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
