Breaking: Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized
In February of this year, Senator Jim Bunning predicted that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would be dead in nine months from pancreatic cancer. It was a horrible and tasteless prediction, for which Senator Bunning apologized.
But might he be right? Here’s the latest news about Justice Ginsburg’s health. From the Associated Press:
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Thursday after becoming ill in her office at the court following treatment for an iron deficiency.The 76-year-old justice, who underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer in February, was taken to Washington Hospital Center at 7:45 p.m. EDT as a precaution, a statement from the court said.
Earlier in the day, she had received an iron sucrose infusion to treat a deficiency that had been discovered in July. About an hour later, she “developed lightheadedness and fatigue,” the statement said. She was found to have a slightly low blood pressure, which the court said can occur after the type of treatment she received.Although an examination found her to be in stable health, she was given fluids and taken to the hospital as a precaution, the court said.
So this actually doesn’t sound like a big deal. The famously frail justice probably just needs something more to eat. Maybe she can ask her granddaughter, who has good taste in restaurants, for some recommendations in D.C.?
We send Justice Ginsburg best wishes for a speedy recovery.
(Gavel bang: commenters.)
Update (9/25/09, 3 PM): Justice Ginsburg is doing fine. She was released from the hospital this morning.
Justice Ginsburg hospitalized after feeling faint [AP via Blackbook Legal]
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg hospitalized [CNN]
Court statement about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg [Washington Post]
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scooped by xoxo...and a bunch of other places
http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=1095034&mc=45&forum_id=2&PHPSESSID=970b80d531a8bff54724b5c09f448655#12828917
third, scuko!!!!
autoadmit is not a blog and their "coverage" is hardly a "scoop"
if you don't like ATL's coverage, don't read it.
You can't be "scooped" by xoxo. The readers there just picked it up from other sources too.
I have psychic abilities. I was going to post one of those "Ginsberg just died" things on this site yesterday, but I didn't because I don't want to be banned; it would prevent my excellent avatars from being posted.
Anyhow, I hope she does well.
I have psychic abilities. I was going to post one of those "Ginsberg just died" things on this site yesterday, but I didn't because I don't want to be banned; it would prevent my excellent avatars from being posted.
Anyhow, I hope she does well.
2, seriously...go back to your dumbass AA threads and bash Latham some more
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She just ate too much of my muy caliente guacamole today. I told her to slow down, but she didn't stop munching. I'll make it less spice next time! My bad!
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If she holds out another 6 days or so, Bunning will be the best doctor in the house.
Justices in my high school got hospitalized all the time, it was no big deal.
Wait a second. If she dies and Barack Obama has to spend political capital to appoint a Supreme Court justice, delaying his other priorities, would he have a promissory estoppel claim against her honor's estate? Would people who die for want of health care reform have a claim? I feel section 90 of the restatement is helpful here, but I'm not sure how.
Southwestern Law makes us memorize all of the names of the Supreme Court judges. I never heard of her before and took for EVAH to remember her name. I passed the quiz though! Score!
Best wishes to Justice Ginsburg.
Any cancer is bad, and pancreatic cancer, just like Patrick Swayze had, is particularly bad. The 5 year survival prognosis from diagnosis is 5%.
15, if you have to memorize a different name because of an untimely passing, you may have a p.e. claim against either her estate or her doctors. Your damages may be limited, though, since the quiz already passed.
Is it any less tasteless to repeat the joke the way you just did...?
As has been said, pancreatic cancer is one of the worst kinds of cancer. At what point do we start talking about her responsibility to see that she isn't hearing arguments on cases she may not live to decide, and that there is an orderly process to her succession. Obviously there is a right and a wrong way to go about that, but it's still a conversation that should be had.
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Never heard of this chick. Why should I care? How is this news?
What an unnecessarily tasteless post.
"but might he be right?"
Real classy that ATL treats when Justice Ginsburg might die the same way it treats delayed start dates and summer offer rates. What's next, a death pool?
Get better RBG!
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Ginsberg probably had an allergic reaction to the iron infusion treatment. Relatively minor.
I heard this is merely one heck of a case of herpes.
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I go to Ohio State (I know TTT)
But we had her here last year for our symposium, and she is definitely a physically, frail woman. But she is mentally very strong, and I would imagine she has a very strong drive. When her cancer news first broke, we were worried she couldn't attend our symposium, but she did come, and spoke, and attended every panel.
I wouldn't look too much in to this news. I'm sure she'll push through it without any real problems. I don't agree with her jurisprudence, but she is very tough, and I wish her a speedy recovery.
This site just cracks me up.
First the comments make fun of ATL because it was scooped on a breaking news story--as if Ginsburg's clerks should've been calling Elie on the way to the ER.
Then you see this real, concerned story, but you scroll down just a little to see "Girl on Girl Sexual Harassment," followed by a picture of a toddler giving the finger.
You just have to love ATL. NY to 190!
So when people from "TTT" schools make comments on this site, the result is a nice, normal post like #29? I think we could use some more TTT on here.
30 -
Like it or not, this is the "new" news. Check out the headlines on Fox News or CNN on some slow Wednesday afternoon. It's really not all that different . . .
Oh it doesn't sound that serious? Thanks Lat, for that nugget of wisdom. You're not a lawyer or a journalist and you're barely a blogger and you're certainly not a doctor. Get over yourself.
hang in there justice ginsburg
I think 19 has the point dead on. She's been a solid jurist and served proudly, but it's time for her to start making her way to the door.
33: Lat is clearly more prestigious than you
36: OK, and I'm clearly more prestigious than you. What's your point?
Um, 29 -- English is like your third or fourth language?
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The reason pancreatic cancer is so insidious is because it typically does not show any symptoms until well after it has spread to the point of being incurable. I thought that in Ginsberg's case, the cancer was discovered by chance during surgery for some other procedure (gall bladder or something), and that it was in the earliest possible stages. In other words, a rare instance in which the cancer had not spread and was curable. If that's true, she could live a long time.
If not, she will in fact go the way of The Swayze within the next year.
I just want to tell Justice Ginsburg good luck, we're all counting on her.
I know this blog is tongue and cheeck, but the "might he be right?" line is in extremely bad taste.
I just want to tell Justice Ginsburg good luck, we're all counting on her.
Isn't it kind of pathetic that she hasn't retired? She has a week or two to live and is insisting on holding onto the robe.
I will say a prayer for her. I virtually always disagree with her in non-routine cases but she appears to be a lovely person. I hope she stays on the Court 20 more years, if that's what she wants.
46, Ever think that the robe may be the thing that is inspiring her to hold on at all?
Much love and luck to the coolest justice. Hang in there, Ruth!
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I just want to tell Justice Ginsburg good luck, we're all counting on her.
I just want to tell Justice Ginsburg good luck, we're all counting on her.
Some of these posts, as well as the lead-in to this post, are extremely distasteful. We are talking about life and death. I can only hope for the sake of her and her loved ones that this hospitalization isn't serious.
Some of these posts, as well as the lead-in to this post, are extremely distasteful. We are talking about life and death. I can only hope for the sake of her and her loved ones that this hospitalization isn't serious.
Get better RBG!
It has been over 5 years since Steve Jobs was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
I just want to tell Justice Ginsburg good luck, we're all counting on her.
Justice Ginsburg is in the hospital? What is it?
It's a big building with windows, but that's not important
Surely you can't be serious!
Looks like she picked the wrong week to catch pancreatic cancer
Justice Ginsburg is fine and is out of the hospital:
http://abovethelaw.com/2009/09/justice_ginsburg_released_from_hospital.php
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
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I am serious! And don't call me Shirley!
I just want to wish Justice Ginsburg good luck- we are all counting on her.
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