Clayton Charles Ruby was a Canadian lawyer and activist, specializing in constitutional and criminal law and civil rights.
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Clayton Ruby earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto in 1969, and was called to the bar in 1969.
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In 1971, Clayton Ruby was the defense counsel for Brian Dodge, one of the prisoners charged with kidnaping for taking six prison guards hostage during the Kingston Penitentiary riot.
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Later in 1971, Clayton Ruby was one of the defense counsel at the trial of the "Kingston 13" charged with a torture-murder session during the Kingston Penitentiary riot again defending Dodge.
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About the secret meetings chaired by Justice William Henderson that ended the trial with plea bargains for the accused, Clayton Ruby told the media: "I'm rather amazed that anyone should find what occurred at the Kingston trial to be in any way improper or unusual".
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In 1991, Clayton Ruby was part of the legal team used by the Church of Scientology to defend itself and nine of its members who were on trial for stealing documents concerning Scientology from the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, the Canadian Mental Health Association, two police forces and other institutions.
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In 2006, Clayton Ruby was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
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In late 2005, Clayton Ruby became the acting Treasurer, or elected head, of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the body responsible for regulating Ontario's legal profession.
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On 23 February 2006 Clayton Ruby was defeated in a special election and ceased to be Treasurer.
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In 2012, Clayton Ruby represented a plaintiff who attempted to oust Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto in a high-profile conflict of interest case, which the plaintiff and Clayton Ruby won.
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In 2013, Clayton Ruby successfully argued for the former Ontario Deputy Minister of Education Ben Levin's release on $100,000 bail.
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Clayton Ruby was married to Madam Justice Harriet Sachs of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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Clayton Ruby died August 2,2022, at the age of 80 from complications from heart surgery.