Chief Justice John Roberts was briefly hospitalized last month for head injury after fall - NBC News

Chief Justice John Roberts was briefly hospitalized last month after he fell and suffered an injury to his forehead while walking near his home, a spokeswoman for the Supreme Court said Tuesday.

The Washington Post, which first reported the fall and the injury, reported that the court's confirmation came in response to its inquiry after The Post received a tip.

Roberts suffered a seizure in 2007, and he had a similar episode in 1993, The Associated Press reported at the time of the 2007 incident.

In that incident, Roberts suffered what Arberg called "a benign idiopathic seizure," the AP reported at the time