'His doctors ruled out a seizure,' court spokesperson Kathleen Arberg confirmed to USA TODAY. 'They believe the fall was likely due to light-headedness caused by dehydration.'
was first to report the incident Tuesday night, and it later was confirmed to USA TODAY by court spokesperson Kathleen Arberg.
"The chief justice was treated at a local hospital on June 21 for an injury to his forehead sustained in a fall while walking for exercise near his home," she said."The injury required sutures, and out of an abundance of caution, he stayed in the hospital overnight and was discharged the next morning. His doctors ruled out a seizure. They believe the fall was likely due to light-headedness caused by dehydration.
The news regarding Roberts, 65, the nation's 17th chief justice, comes at a time when the court's nine justices have been out of sight because of
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