Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from the hospital on Christmas Day following surgery for early stage lung cancer, according to a Supreme Court spokesperson.
Ginsburg is now “recuperating at home,” after doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital in New York performed surgery on Ginsburg to remove cancerous growths found on her left lung.
The cancer was initially discovered after Ginsburg fell and fractured three ribs in November.
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