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US Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized After Fracturing 3 Ribs in Fall - Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized after a fall in which she broke three ribs, the Supreme Court said in a press release on Thursday.
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"Ginsburg fell in her office at the Court last evening. She went home, but after experiencing discomfort overnight, went to George Washington University Hospital early this morning," the release said.

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Tests revealed that the justice had fractured three ribs on her left side, and she has been admitted to the hospital for treatment, the release added.

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In June 2012, another incident took place in the court that led to Ginsburg fracturing her ribs, however, it was revealed to the public only in a couple of months.

Ginsburg is the oldest member of the Supreme Court, where she has served as a justice for more than 25 years after being appointed by former President Bill Clinton. She is widely regarded one of the court's more liberal justices.

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