The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Roberts, fell last month and required an overnight stay in the hospital, a Supreme Court spokeswoman confirmed to Deadline on Tuesday. The Washingt…
Kathy Arberg, public information officer for the Supreme Court, released this statement to Deadline:
The Chief Justice was treated at a local hospital on June 21 for an injury to his forehead sustained in a fall while walking for exercise near his home. The injury required sutures, and out of an abundance of caution, he stayed in the hospital overnight and was discharged the next morning. His doctors ruled out a seizure. They believe the fall was likely due to light-headedness caused by dehydration.
Newsweek has reported that Roberts suffered a seizure in 1993 while golfing. The justice was not allowed to drive for several months, according to the report. The conservative Roberts has been the swing vote in two recent, hot-button cases. Just days before being hospitalized, Roberts sided with the Supreme Court’s liberal justices to block President Trump’s attempt to end DACA . Also in June, Roberts voted with liberals in a case confirming anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ workers.at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Ginsberg was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital the next day after undergoing a non-surgical treatment the day before for a benign gallbladder condition.Ted Johnson contributed to this report.
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