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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg looks up as she speaks about the antics of her son as she speaks with author Jeffrey Rosen at the National Constitution Center Americas Town Hall at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
January 10, 2020, 6:42 am
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is cancer free
Supreme Court justice tells CNN that tumor on pancreas is gone, after fourth bout with disease
By JTA
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks with author Jeffrey Rosen at the National Constitution Center Americas Town Hall at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, December 17, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
December 18, 2019, 11:11 am
On and off bench, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg outrunning her ailments
Frail-looking, jet-setting 86-year-old US Supreme Court icon is bent on outliving the Trump administration and keeping the president from replacing another liberal on the bench
By Mark Sherman
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, August 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
November 24, 2019, 4:27 am
US Supreme Court’s Ginsburg hospitalized with fever
Justice, 86, expected to be released as early as Sunday after latest bout with ailment
By AP
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg attends Georgetown Law's second annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture, in Washington, October 30, 2019. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
November 18, 2019, 6:42 pm
Ruth Bader Ginsburg back on bench after bout with bug
86-year-old Supreme Court justice attends short session following absence last week due to illness
By AP
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg attends a panel with former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, October 30, 2019, at Georgetown Law's second annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
November 13, 2019, 7:03 pm
US Supreme Court says Ginsburg home sick with stomach bug
Justice absent from hearings Wednesday due to sickness but chief justice says she’ll still take part in decision
By AP
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, August 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
October 24, 2019, 4:05 pm
Ruth Bader Ginsburg awarded $1 million prize as profound thinker
2019 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture honors thinker whose ideas ‘have profoundly shaped human understanding and advancement’
By JTA
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, August 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
September 4, 2019, 5:52 am
Ginsburg: Work on court ‘saved me’ during cancer treatment
13,000 turn out to listen to US Supreme Court justice in Arkansas; ‘All of us hope that she will stay on the court forever,’ says Bill Clinton, who nominated her
By Andrew DeMillo
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks about her work and gender equality following a ceremony where she received a SUNY Honorary Degree from the University at Buffalo, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Buffalo N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
August 31, 2019, 11:13 pm
Justice Ginsburg reports she’s ‘very well’ following cancer treatment
Judge says she will be able to resume her work when US Supreme Court returns from summer break next month
By Jessica Gresko
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks about her work and gender equality following a ceremony granting her a SUNY Honorary Degree from the University at Buffalo, August 26, 2019, in Buffalo, New York (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
August 27, 2019, 3:30 pm
After cancer treatment, Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears at New York school
Jewish jurist accepts honorary degree at University at Buffalo, discusses her growing celebrity
By CAROLYN THOMPSON
In this December 15, 2018 photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears at an event organized by the Museum of the City of New York with WNET-TV held at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York. (AP Photo/Rebecca Gibian)
August 23, 2019, 9:59 pm
Supreme Court: Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for tumor on pancreas
Officials say judge completed radiation therapy, no evidence of disease remaining in her 4th bout with cancer since she joined the court in 1993
By Jessica Gresko and MARILYNN MARCHIONE
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2018. (Ron Sachs/ CNP, via JTA)
July 25, 2019, 2:55 am
RGB recalls a senator predicting her death in 2009. He died 2 years ago
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she’s ‘very much alive,’ despite the wishes of some who’d like to see her off the bench
By Ron Kampeas
Rachel Brosnahan accepts the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series award for 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP)
July 17, 2019, 6:19 am
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Russian Doll’ snag Emmy nods
Rachel Brosnahan, Natasha Lyonne also nominated for best comedy actress; documentaries on Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Jewish triplets who were split up at birth also in running
By Josefin Dolsten
In this December 15, 2018 photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears at an event organized by the Museum of the City of New York with WNET-TV held at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York. (AP Photo/Rebecca Gibian)
June 28, 2019, 9:25 pm
Bader Ginsburg gives $9,000 to Israeli schools promoting Jewish-Arab coexistence
US Supreme Court Justice will give part of prize money to Hand in Hand education network after winning Gilel Storch Award from Jewish Culture in Sweden organization
By Cnaan Liphshiz
A 40-foot-high 'peace cross' in Maryland honoring World War I soldiers. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
June 21, 2019, 5:02 am
Several groups, justice object to Supreme Court ruling on giant cross
Ruth Bader Ginsburg reads dissent out loud to express dismay over decision to allow 40-foot memorial on public land in Maryland
By JTA
Supporters of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg march in during the Women's March Alliance, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
June 20, 2019, 4:13 am
Ruth Bader Ginsburg named Best Real-Life Hero at MTV awards
Supreme Court justice beats out rock climber Alex Honnold, comedian Hannah Gadsby, wrestler Roman Reigns and tennis superstar Serena Williams
By JTA
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