Court: Justice Ginsburg's recovery is 'on track'

In this Aug. 19, 2016 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks in Pojoaque, N.M. There have been just two executions since May 1. And the total for 2016 probably will hit a 25-year low. The reduction in executions and in the number of states that are enforcing death sentences led Ginsburg to conclude recently, "I think the death penalty is fading away."
In this Aug. 19, 2016 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks in Pojoaque, N.M. There have been just two executions since May 1. And the total for 2016 probably will hit a 25-year low. The reduction in executions and in the number of states that are enforcing death sentences led Ginsburg to conclude recently, "I think the death penalty is fading away."

WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's recovery from cancer surgery is "on track" and no further treatment is required. But the 85-year-old justice will miss court arguments next week.

Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg says that doctors for Ginsburg confirmed an initial evaluation that found no evidence of remaining cancer following surgery.

The court's oldest justice had surgery three weeks ago to remove cancerous growths on her left lung.

She was released from the hospital in New York four days later and has been recuperating at home since then.

Ginsburg missed three days of arguments this week, the first time that's happened since she joined the court in 1993.

She has had two previous bouts with cancer, in 1999 and 10 years later.

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