Judge Damon Keith, civil rights legend and scourge of Nixon, dies aged 96

The Detroit lawyer rose to fame after defying Republican president over warrantless wiretaps in the early 70s

Damon Keith, a grandson of slaves and figure in the US civil rights movement who as a federal judge was sued by Richard Nixon over a ruling against warrantless wiretaps, has died. He was 96.

Keith died on Sunday in Detroit, the city where the prominent lawyer was appointed in 1967 to the US district court, according to the Swanson Funeral Home.

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