Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to the hospital on Thursday morning after falling and fracturing three ribs, the Supreme Court announced.
The court’s public information office said that Ginsburg, 85, fell in her office at the Supreme Court on Wednesday night and subsequently returned to her home. But she began to feel discomfort overnight and went to George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning.
There, Ginsburg underwent tests, which showed she fractured three ribs on her left side. She was then admitted for observation and treatment, according to the court.
Ginsburg won’t be in attendance at Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s investiture, which is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m.
Ginsburg was nominated to the Supreme Court by former President Bill Clinton and has been on the bench since 1993. She recently celebrated her 25th year on the high court.
President Trump, along with other top officials, was set to attend Thursday’s investiture.
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