Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to work Friday morning after missing a day of oral arguments this week due to a stomach bug.
Ginsburg, 86, is participating in the justices' regularly scheduled, closed-door conference, where they are expected to take an initial vote on a case concerning the future of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The four-time cancer survivor missed oral arguments on Wednesday due to a bout with the stomach flu. A court spokesperson had said Ginsburg is expected to participate in the cases by reading the briefs.
Read MoreShe has been an active participant from the bench this term, often asking the first questions, as the justices have been hearing an unusual docket of blockbuster cases, including immigration, abortion and the Second Amendment.Thursday night, at his first major public appearance, Justice Brett Kavanaugh called Ginsburg, the leading liberal on the court, an"inspiration" before a crowd of conservative lawyers.
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