WASHINGTON (AP) -- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery Friday to remove two malignant growths in her left lung, the Supreme Court said.
It is the 85-year-old Ginsburg's third bout with cancer since joining the court in 1993.
Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York found "no evidence of any remaining disease" and scans taken before the surgery showed no cancerous growths elsewhere in her body, the court said in a statement. No additional treatment is currently planned, the court said.
Ginsburg, who leads the court's liberal wing, is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days, the court said.
The growths were found during tests Ginsburg had after she fractured ribs in a fall in her Supreme Court office on Nov. 7. The court's oldest justice had surgery for colorectal cancer in 1999 and pancreatic cancer 10 years later.
Among other health problems, she also broke two ribs in a fall in 2012 and had a stent implanted to open a blocked artery in 2014. She was hospitalized after a bad reaction to medicine in 2009.
Ginsburg has never missed Supreme Court arguments in more than 25 years on the bench. The court won't hear arguments again until Jan. 7.
Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993, Ginsburg rebuffed suggestions from some liberals that she should step down in the first two years of President Barack Obama's second term, when Democrats controlled the Senate and would have been likely to confirm her successor.
She already has hired clerks for the term that extends into 2020, indicating she has no plans to retire.
#1: Justified To: All (#0)
Trump is going to get one more before the 2020 election!
Oh the Regressives are freaking out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Got to love it when a plan comes together"!
Justified posted on 2018-12-21 13:18:28 Reply Private Reply
#2: misterwhite To: Justified (#0)
She had no plans for lung cancer either, yet ...
misterwhite posted on 2018-12-21 13:20:58 Reply Private Reply
#3: Justified To: misterwhite (#2)
By the time he is done could he actually replace all of them!!! LOL
Justified posted on 2018-12-21 13:23:15 Reply Private Reply
#4: misterwhite To: Justified (#0)
The are two malignant growths in Congress I'd like to remove.
misterwhite posted on 2018-12-21 13:29:50 Reply Private Reply
#5: Hondo68 To: misterwhite (#4)
Senate leader Mitch McConnel, and House minority leader Kevin McCarthy!
Hondo68 posted on 2018-12-21 15:32:34 Reply Private Reply
#6: GrandIsland To: Justified (#0)
I’m throwing a party when she kicks. Those PC snowflake pussies are gonna CRY when Trump replaces this wrinkled up pig.
Just watch those PC snowflake pussies get offended at my statements... yes, we have soft weak snowflake fuck stains posting here.
GrandIsland posted on 2018-12-21 16:58:11 Reply Private Reply
#7: Hondo68 To: GrandIsland (#6)
With another libtard baby killing swamp judge like Kavanaugh. Yes, it will be very sad.
Too many NYC progressives already, if fact Ginsberg is one of the Kavanaugh/Trump cult.
Hondo68 posted on 2018-12-21 17:03:50 Reply Private Reply
#8: GrandIsland To: hondo68 (#7)
That’s what I thought... you do nothing but complain about the (R)’s, stay silent about the (D)’s... and brag about what your presidential choice MIGHT HAVE DONE.
lol. Fuck off, junior.
GrandIsland posted on 2018-12-21 17:12:35 Reply Private Reply
#9: Hondo68 To: GrandIsland, NY libtard (#8)
Darrell Castle & Chuck Baldwin.
I don't vote for libtards like Mitt & Donnell!
Hondo68 posted on 2018-12-21 17:57:37 Reply Private Reply
#10: GrandIsland To: hondo68 (#9)
Ok, I’ve gotta spoon feed a lying cock licker like you. Now CITE what legislative laws they enacted to protect the 2nd amendment or laws they voted against to degrade the 2nd amendment. Also, CITE what USSC justices they appointed that’s championed gun rights.
I’ll await for you to CITE, what these two did to protect bump stocks or armor piercing ammo... or fully automatic rifles...
GrandIsland posted on 2018-12-21 18:44:39 Reply Private Reply
#11: Stoner To: Justified (#0)
Stoner posted on 2018-12-21 20:36:53 Reply Private Reply
#12: GrandIsland To: Stoner (#11)
They will soon be shit out of luck... the old wrinkled up socialist dyke will soon be worm food.
The next USSC appointment hopefully will cause the snowflakes to act like the yellow vest French... so we can shoot them as terrorist.
GrandIsland posted on 2018-12-21 21:05:25 Reply Private Reply
#13: Stoner To: GrandIsland (#12)
It will be a target rich environment ! GI, I admire your optimism !
Stoner posted on 2018-12-21 21:12:43 Reply Private Reply
#14: Hank Rearden To: Justified (#0)
The evil old leftist bridge troll is going to Hell, and the sooner the better.
Hank Rearden posted on 2018-12-23 10:21:03 Reply Private Reply
#15: IbJensen To: Justified (#0)
IbJensen posted on 2018-12-27 14:10:49 Reply Private Reply