Liberal U.S.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has faced various health scares over the past year, missed oral arguments in court on Wednesday due to illness.
In August, Ginsburg underwent radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer.
If Ginsburg, one of four liberal justices on the nine-member Supreme Court, were unable to continue serving,
Republican President
Donald Trump could replace her with a conservative, further shifting the court to the right.