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Estate of prominent federal judge leaves $100,000 to school

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FILE - 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. Keith, a federal judge famous for being sued President Richard Nixon and an iconic national figure in the civil rights movement died Sunday, April 28, 2019, according to Swanson Funeral Home in Detroit. He was 96.(Ricardo Thomas/Detroit News via AP, File)

Funeral service held for civil rights icon Judge Damon Keith

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FILE - 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. Keith, a federal judge famous for being sued President Richard Nixon and an iconic national figure in the civil rights movement died Sunday, April 28, 2019, according to Swanson Funeral Home in Detroit. He was 96.(Ricardo Thomas/Detroit News via AP, File)

Funeral plans set for civil rights icon Judge Damon Keith

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In this Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, Judge Damon J. Keith is interviewed in his office in Detroit. Keith, marking 50 years as a federal judge, says he's driven by two maxims: &quot;Treat everyone with dignity&quot; and &quot;Equal justice under law.&quot; The 95-year-old from Detroit said the second has been his calling since attending law school at Howard University, where professor and future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall implored students to go out and enforce it. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Damon Keith, judge and civil rights icon, dies at 96

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FILE - 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. Keith, a federal judge famous for being sued President Richard Nixon and an iconic national figure in the civil rights movement died Sunday, April 28, 2019, according to Swanson Funeral Home in Detroit. He was 96.(Ricardo Thomas/Detroit News via AP, File)

Judge and civil rights icon Damon J. Keith dies at age 96

By JEFF KAROUB - Associated Press

The Latest: Politicians praise late Judge Damon J. Keith

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In this Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, Judge Damon J. Keith is interviewed in his office in Detroit. Keith, marking 50 years as a federal judge, says he's driven by two maxims: &quot;Treat everyone with dignity&quot; and &quot;Equal justice under law.&quot; The 95-year-old from Detroit said the second has been his calling since attending law school at Howard University, where professor and future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall implored students to go out and enforce it. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Judge recalls key rulings from his 50 years on federal bench

By JEFF KAROUB - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, Judge Damon J. Keith is interviewed in his office in Detroit. Keith, marking 50 years as a federal judge, says he's driven by two maxims: &quot;Treat everyone with dignity&quot; and &quot;Equal justice under law.&quot; The 95-year-old from Detroit said the second has been his calling since attending law school at Howard University, where professor and future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall implored students to go out and enforce it. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

95-year-old black judge celebrates 50 years on federal bench

By JEFF KAROUB - Associated Press

Detroit executive pledges $250K to WVSU program

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