Ginsburg’s upbeat statement revealed she will undergo a “precautionary, post-surgery course of chemotherapy” beginning later this month. She said the chemo is “not expected to affect my schedule at the Court.” The Court is sitting for arguments and possible opinions on March 23, 24, 25, 30, and 31, and on April 1, then on April 6 to announce orders and opinions before another recess.
During a recent speech, Ginsburg said retired justice Sandra Day O’Connor, herself a cancer survivor, had advised her to schedule chemotherapy treatments on Friday afternoons so she could have the weekend to recover before returning to work on Mondays. In that same talk in Boston, Ginsburg also said she expected a vacancy on the Court “soon,” triggering another round of speculation on possible departures. Today, by stressing her expectation of a positive outcome for her own treatments, she may be steering that speculation about retirement away from herself.
