And recent health concerns haven’t slowed her down either. In May, 2020, Ginsburg was treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital for an infection caused when a gallstone blocked her cystic duct. A few days later she resumed participating in case arguments by phone.
Each of the justices, including Ginsburg, have continued to serve even as the COVID-19 pandemic has developed. The Court’s COVID-19 protocols closed the Supreme Court building to the public in early March, but oral arguments and private conferences are now teleconferenced. Opinions are published on the Supreme Court website.
Fire at the Supreme Court
The same day that Justice Ginsburg was released from the hospital, the D.C. police arrested a still unidentified suspect in the Supreme Court parking lot. The male suspect allegedly set fire to a court police car and was severely burned in the process.
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