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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ag1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,pet]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to po/hum\sly aw>d a           
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,judge    
,damon ,j]ome ,kei?4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,judge ,damon 
,kei? ,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act ( 
#bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,judge ,damon ,kei? 0 born 
on ,july #d1 #aibb1 9 ,detroit1         
,mi*igan1 & di$ at 8 home 9 ,detroit1   
,mi*igan1 surr\nd$ by family & lov$     
ones1 on ,april #bh1 #bjai4  7#b7 ,judge
 ,damon ,kei? receiv$ a ba*elor ( arts f
 ,we/ ,virg9ia ,/ate ,univ]sity1 a juris
 doctor f ,h[>d ,univ]sity ,s*ool (     
,law1 & a ma/] ( laws f ,wayne ,/ate    
,univ]sity ,law ,s*ool4  7#c7 ,judge    
,damon ,kei? s]v$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,army f #aidc to #aidf :5 he 0 dis*>g$ z
 a s]geant4  7#d7 ,judge ,damon ,kei?   

devot$ 8 life to public s]vice & s]v$ m 
?an #ej ye>s on ! ,f$]al b5* :]e he 0 a 
*ampion = civil rights & individual     
lib]ties = all4  7#e7 ,judge ,damon     
,kei? s]v$ z "o ( ! fir/ co*airman ( !  
,mi*igan ,civil ,rights ,commission at  
its inception 9 #aifd :]e he work$ to   
oppose discrim9ation & en=ce equal      
protection "u ! law4  7#f7 ,judge ,damon
 ,kei? 0 fir/ nom9at$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,ea/]n ,di/rict (   
,mi*igan 9 #aifg by ,presid5t ,lyndon   
,johnson :]e he s]v$ z ! fir/           
,african-,am]ican *ief judge ( ! c\rt f 
#aige to #aigg4  7#g7 ,judge ,damon     
,kei? became ! six? ,african ,am]ican to
 s]ve on ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt (        
,appeals = ! ,six? ,circuit :5 he 0     
nom9at$ by ,presid5t ,jimmy ,c>t] 9     
#aigg1 :]e he s]v$ z s5ior judge on !   
c\rt f ,may #a1 #aiie1 until 8 pass+4   
7#h7 ,judge ,damon ,kei? 9 a #aigj      
decision upheld ! civil rights (        
,pontiac1 ,mi*igan1 /ud5ts :5 he ord]$ a
 bus policy & new b\nd>ies 9 ,pontiac1  

,mi*igan1 s*ools 9 ord] to end racial   
segregation4  7#i7 ,judge ,damon ,kei?  
def5d$ ! protections gu>ante$ "u ! ,f\r?
 ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates :5 he held 9 ,unit$ ,/ates v4    
,s9clair1 #cba ,f4 ,supp4 #ajgd 7,e4,d4 
,mi*4 #aiga71 a l&m>k decision upheld by
 ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 t !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t mu/ obta9 a    
w>rant be=e beg9n+ dome/ic electronic   
surveillance4  7#aj7 ,judge ,damon ,kei?
 rul$ aga9/ h\s+ discrim9ation 9 ,g>rett
 v4 ,city ( ,hamtramck1 #cid ,f4 ,supp4 
#aaea 7,e4,d4 ,mi*4 #aige71 :]e he ord]$
 ! city ( ,hamtramck1 ,mi*igan1 to      
relocate #ejj ,african ,am]icans :o _h  
be5 displac$ by f$]ally support$ urban  
r5ewal projects4  7#aa7 ,judge ,damon   
,kei? work$ ?r\gh\t 8 c>e] to safegu>d !
 civil lib]ties1 civil rights1 & vot+   
rights ( all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :ile   
oppos+ h\s+1 job1 & racial              
discrim9ation4  7#ab7 ,judge ,damon     
,kei? has receiv$ m ?an #dj honor>y     
degrees z well z ! ,sp+>n ,m$al f !     

,national ,association = ! ,advancem5t (
 ,color$ ,p1 ! highe/ honor ( !         
organization = di/+ui%$ a*ievem5t1 & !  
,edw>d ,j4 ,devitt ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice to 
,ju/ice ,aw>d1 ! highe/ aw>d t c be     
be/[$ on a memb] ( ! ,f$]al judici>y4   
7#ac7 ,judge ,damon ,kei? inspir$       
g5]ations ( lawy]s t s]v$ "u him z cl]ks
 & influ5c$ ! ,/ate ( ,mi*igan =        
decades4  7#ad7 ,judge ,damon ,kei?1 :o 
co9$ ! phrase democracies die beh9d     
clos$ doors1 w be rememb]$ = 8 d$ication
 to uphold+ ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates & commitm5t to ju/ice4  #c4      
,congressional gold m$al  7a7           
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! po/hum\s    
pres5tation1 on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a 
gold m$al ( appropriate design 9        
commemoration ( ,judge ,damon ,kei?4    
7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= purposes ( !     
pres5tation ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9  

?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a    
gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &
 inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y4  7c7 ,aw>d ( m$al  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,aft] ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al ref]r$ 
to 9 subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be
 giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e 
x %all be display$ z appropriate & made 
available = rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se (       
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,smi?sonian ,in/itution %\ld make ! gold
 m$al receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 available
 = display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r   
locations & ev5ts associat$ ) ,judge    
,damon ,kei?4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,!  
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck "u section #c
 "u su* regulations z ! ,secret>y may   
prescribe1 at a price suffici5t to cov] 
! co/1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1   
use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses1 ( !    
gold m$al & any su* duplicates4  #e4    
,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als ,!  
m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act are national    
m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title    

#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7          
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( section 
#eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be     
consid]$ to be numismatic items4