Legal Beat

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a statement today saying she would undergo a "precautionary, post-surgery course of chemotherapy" following her surgery last month for pancreatic cancer.

"The treatments, which will commence in late March, are not expected to affect my schedule at the court," Ginsburg said. "Thereafter, it is anticipated that I will require only routine examinations to assure my continuing health."

Ginsburg, who turned 76 years old on Sunday, will undergo the treatment at the National Institutes of Health.