KEY POINTS
  • The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent non-surgical treatment for a benign gallbladder condition.
  • Bader was treated at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore and is resting comfortably and plans to take part in Wednesday's teleconference arguments, the court said.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks onstage at the Fourth Annual Berggruen Prize Gala.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Tuesday with an infection caused by a gallstone, but plans to take part in the court's arguments by telephone Wednesday, the Supreme Court said.

The 87-year-old justice underwent non-surgical treatment for what the court described as acute cholecystitis, a benign gall bladder condition, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.