DETROIT - Judge Damon J. Keith, a grandson of slaves and figure in the civil rights movement who as a federal judge was sued by President Richard Nixon over a ruling against warrantless wiretaps, died Sunday. In a Dec. 15, 2013 file photo, Senior Judge for the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Damon Keith speaks about Nelson Mandela, in Detroit. “I came up with the words, but Judge Keith was clearly the inspiration behind the whole thing,” Madhiraju told The Associated Press in December 2017. When you leave Howard, I want you to go out and practice law and see what you can do to enforce those four words.” Keith did just that. The court case is still alive decades later due to disputes over property taxes and the slow pace of construction.

Source: thestar April 28, 2019 17:08 UTC