Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital on Sunday morning after she was admitted about a day before for chills and a fever.
The 86-year-old was sent to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington and then transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, which is about 40 miles away.
In recent months, Ginsburg, a four-time cancer survivor, has endured a series of health scares. Earlier this month, she took a sick day and missed a Supreme Court arguing session, and later, a court spokesperson said she had a stomach virus.
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In August, she underwent radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer.
Ginsburg is the oldest justice on the court, and her health is closely being watched because a Supreme Court vacancy would provide President Donald Trump the opportunity to appoint a third justice to the nine-member court. Trump has already appointed two judges, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.
Ginsburg, who was nominated by former President Bill Clinton, has said that she will remain on the Supreme Court as long as her health permits.
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“This audience can see that I am alive. And I’m on my way to being very well,” she said. “I love my job. It is the best and hardest job that I ever had.”
Amid another health scare last year, President Donald Trump wished her a speedy recovery.