Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized<br />With Gallstone Infection On May 5, the U.S. Supreme Court<br />released a statement confirming <br />Ginsburg had been hospitalized. The 87-year-old Supreme Court Justice reportedly <br />had to undergo nonsurgical treatment for <br />an infection caused by a gallstone. Her benign gallbladder condition, acute cholecystitis,<br />was detected on Monday following the U.S. Supreme<br />Court’s first-ever oral argument via conference call. Ginsburg reportedly went to Sibley<br />Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.,<br />where tests confirmed her condition. They found that a gallstone had<br />migrated to her cystic duct, causing a<br />blockage and resulting in infection. Ginsburg is now “resting comfortably” <br />at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore <br />where she is expected to remain <br />for another day or two. She still plans to take part in the Supreme<br />Court’s Wednesday telephone session<br />remotely from the hospital.
