,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1  
#bjai,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,ms4 
,stabenow7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,a resolution  
honoring the life and legacy of ,judge  
,damon ,jerome ,keith4  ,whereas ,judge 
,damon ,keith was born on ,july #d1     
#aibb1 in ,detroit1 ,michigan1 and died 
at his home in ,detroit1 ,michigan1     
surrounded by family and loved ones1 on 
,april #bh1 #bjai2 ,whereas ,judge      
,damon ,keith received a bachelor of    
arts from ,west ,virginia ,state        
,university1 a juris doctor from ,howard
 ,university ,school of ,law1 and a     
master of laws from ,wayne ,state       
,university ,law ,school2 ,whereas      
,judge ,damon ,keith served in the      
,united ,states ,army from #aidc to     
#aidf1 when he was discharged as a      
sergeant2 ,whereas ,judge ,damon ,keith 
devoted his life to public service and  

served more than #ej years on the       
,federal bench1 where he was a champion 
for civil rights and individual         
liberties for all2 ,whereas ,judge      
,damon ,keith served as one of the first
 cochairmen of the ,michigan ,civil     
,rights ,commission at its inception in 
#aifd1 where he worked to oppose        
discrimination and enforce equal        
protection under the law2 ,whereas      
,judge ,damon ,keith was first nominated
 to the ,united ,states ,district ,court
 for the ,eastern ,district of ,michigan
 in #aifg by ,president ,lyndon ,johnson
 and served as the ,district ,court's   
first ,african ,american chief judge    
from #aige to #aigg2 ,whereas ,judge    
,damon ,keith became the sixth ,african 
,american to serve on the ,united       
,states ,court of ,appeals for the      
,sixth ,circuit when he was nominated by
 ,president ,jimmy ,carter in #aigg1 and
 he served as senior judge on the court 
from ,may #a1 #aiie1 until his passing2 
,whereas1 in a #aigj decision1 ,judge   

,damon ,keith upheld the civil rights of
 students in ,pontiac1 ,michigan1 when  
he ordered a bus policy and new         
boundaries for schools in ,pontiac1     
,michigan1 in order to end racial       
segregation2 ,whereas ,judge ,damon     
,keith defended the protections         
guaranteed under the ,fourth ,amendment 
to the ,constitution of the ,united     
,states when he held in ,united ,states 
v4 ,sinclair1 #cba ,f4 ,supp4 #ajgd     
7,e4,d4 ,mich4 #aiga7 that the ,united  
,states ,government must obtain a       
warrant before beginning domestic       
electronic surveillance1 and that       
landmark decision was unanimously upheld
 by the ,supreme ,court of the ,united  
,states2 ,whereas1 in ,garrett v4 ,city 
of ,hamtramck1 #cid ,f4 ,supp4 #aaea    
7,e4,d4 ,mich4 #aige71 ,judge ,damon    
,keith ruled against housing            
discrimination and ordered the city of  
,hamtramck1 ,michigan1 to relocate      
approximately #ejj ,african ,americans  
who had been displaced by federally     

supported urban renewal projects2       
,whereas ,judge ,damon ,keith worked    
throughout his career to safeguard the  
civil liberties1 civil rights1 and      
voting rights of all people of the      
,united ,states while opposing housing1 
employment1 and racial discrimination2  
,whereas ,judge ,damon ,keith has       
received more than #dj honorary degrees 
as well as the ,spingarn ,medal from the
 ,national ,association for the         
,advancement of ,colored ,people1 the   
highest honor awarded by the            
organization for distinguished          
achievement1 and the ,edward ,j4 ,devitt
 ,distinguished ,service to ,justice    
,award1 the highest award that can be   
bestowed on a member of the ,federal    
judiciary2 ,whereas ,judge ,damon ,keith
 inspired generations of lawyers that   
served under him as clerks and          
influenced the ,state of ,michigan for  
decades2 and ,whereas ,judge ,damon     
,keith1 who coined the phrase           
democracies die behind closed doors1    

will be remembered for his dedication to
 upholding the ,constitution of the     
,united ,states and his commitment to   
justice3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,senate honors the life and legacy  
of ,judge ,damon ,jerome ,keith and his 
dedication to upholding civil rights4