Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from a Manhattan hospital on Friday and is "doing well" at home, according to a spokeswoman.
The 87-year-old justice, who's been in and out of hospitals all year, was discharged from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on the Upper East Side after undergoing a precautionary procedure to adjust a bile duct stent, the spokeswoman said.
The procedure is common and was performed to minimize the risk of future infection, the spokeswoman added.
Earlier this month, Ginsburg, a four-time cancer survivor, had the stent cleaned out at a Baltimore hospital after experiencing fever and chills.
Ginsburg also recently revealed she's been undergoing chemotherapy for a resurgence of cancer.
Despite the health complications, the justice said on July 17 that she has no plans to retire and that she's responding well to the chemo.
"I have often said I would remain a member of the court as long as I can do the job full steam," she said in a statement revealing her latest battle with cancer. "I remain fully able to do that."
Ginsburg, the oldest justice, joined the high court bench in 1993 after being appointed by President Bill Clinton.
She's a reliably liberal voice and has consistently ruled against President Donald Trump on a number of hot button issues, including his various hardline attempts to overhaul U.S. immigration policies.
Trump and his Republican allies in the Senate have made clear they intend to add another conservative voice to the Supreme Court if there's a vacancy before November's election. The bench currently has a 5-4 conservative majority, though Chief Justice John Roberts often sides with the liberals and is considered the court's sole swing vote.
