Posted on 07/30/2007 2:48:26 PM PDT by GravityFree
WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts was taken to a hospital in Maine on Monday after falling while on vacation, the Supreme Court told NBC News.
Roberts, 52, fell at his summer home between 2 and 3 p.m. ET off Port Clyde. The court said he was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
An emergency medical technician said Roberts was conscious and alert during the ambulance ride, NBC News' Pete Williams reported.
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Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said she did not know how he fell or what injuries he might have suffered.
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Just confirmed by Supreme Court spokesperson that he suffered a benign idiopathic seizure.
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