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