WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized early Thursday after she fractured three ribs in a fall at the court, officials said.
Ginsburg, 85, fell Wednesday evening while in her office.
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"She went home, but after experiencing discomfort overnight, went to George Washington University Hospital early this morning," court officials said Thursday in a statement. "Tests showed that she fractured three ribs on her left side and she was admitted for observation and treatment."
Ginsburg broke two ribs in a fall in 2012. She has had two prior bouts with cancer and had a stent implanted to open a blocked artery in 2014.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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