Richard Mosley (born May 9, 1949) is a Canadian
Federal Court trial judge, who has a background in
National security
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interests, and has taken a role in hearing a number of Canadian anti-terrorism cases, including those relating to
Abdullah and
Omar Khadr
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, as well as
Hassan Almrei.
Calgary Herald
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History
''The C ...
Final national security certificate suspect released
, January 2, 2009[
] He has also taken a role in hearing the case of
Jeremy Hinzman. In 2024, Mosley ruled that the federal government's invocation of the
Emergencies Act
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to end the 2022
convoy protest
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was "not justified".
References
People from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Living people
Judges of the Federal Court of Canada
1949 births
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