Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Back in<br />the Supreme Court After<br />Battling Health Issues Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg walked<br />unassisted to the bench for the Supreme<br />Court’s public session on February 19. Her return comes just in time, as<br />the Supreme Court will be addressing<br />big cases such as partisan gerrymandering, religious liberty and the 2020 Census. 85-year-old Ginsburg underwent<br />surgery in December to remove<br />cancerous nodules from her left lung. Her subsequent recovery<br />caused her to miss<br />oral arguments in January. It was the first time she’d been absent in more than 25 years. Ginsburg has had previous battles with cancer: colon cancer in 1999 and pancreatic cancer in 2009. Dr. Valerie W. Rusch reaffirmed<br />Ginsburg’s recovery, stating no further<br />treatment was planned and that there<br />is no remaining evidence of the disease.
