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Ruth Bader Ginsburg to receive honorary degree after completing cancer treatment

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who recently completed radiation therapy for cancer, is in Buffalo for two events, the first at the University at Buffalo to accept an honorary degree.

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. The Supreme Court announced Aug. 23, 2019, that Ginsburg has been treated for a malignant tumor.
FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. The Supreme Court announced Aug. 23, 2019, that Ginsburg has been treated for a malignant tumor.Read moreJ. Scott Applewhite / AP
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AMHERST, N.Y. — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is scheduled to receive an honorary degree from the University at Buffalo.

The 86-year-old justice recently completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas. The Supreme Court announced Friday that Ginsburg underwent three weeks of outpatient radiation therapy beginning Aug. 5. It says there is no evidence of the disease remaining.

» READ MORE: Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for pancreatic cancer tumor

Event organizers say Ginsburg will make remarks at the university Monday. She will also appear at another event, where she also will take questions from the public.

Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Her health is watched closely as the leader of the liberal wing of the court.

» READ MORE: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes first public appearance since cancer surgery