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Ginsburg Misses Supreme Court Arguments For First Time After Cancer Surgery

The 85-year-old liberal justice underwent surgery for cancer last month and also recently broke several ribs after a fall.
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2018.

Updated at 12:12 p.m. ET

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is not taking part in Monday's oral arguments before the court.

The 85-year old liberal justice underwent surgery for cancer last month and also recently broke

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