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"Ginsburg is hospitalized with pancreatic cancer"

By Douglas A. Berman

Because the Justices are in the midst of a long break, I did not expect much significant SCOTUS news this month.  But, as detailed in this AP report, the health of the only current female Justice is now making headlines: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery Thursday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the court said. Ginsburg, 75, had the surgery at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She will remain in the hospital for seven to 10 days, said her surgeon, Dr. Murray Brennan, according to a release issued by the court.  The court announcement said the cancer is apparently in the early stages.

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 05, 2009 (boomark / email).