Ginsburg Leaves Hospital, Heads to Work

By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Sep 25, 2009 11:04 AM CDT
Ginsburg Leaves Hospital, Heads to Work
Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a file photo from 2008.   (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, FILE)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from a Washington hospital today after spending the night as a precaution. The 76-year-old Supreme Court justice planned to be back at work later today. Ginsburg, who underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer in February, "developed lightheadedness and fatigue" in her office yesterday after receiving treatment for anemia, said a court statement. (More Ruth Bader Ginsburg stories.)

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