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FULL-TIME FACULTY
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Michael Avery |
Professor of Law
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Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School; Partner, Perkins, Smith & Cohen (1996-1998); Law Offices of Michael Avery, (1989-1995); Partner, Avery & Friedman, (1984-1989); Law Offices of Michael Avery, (1977-1984); Partner, Williams, Avery & Wynn (formerly Roraback, Williams & Avery), (1971-1977); Special Staff Counsel, ACLU Foundation (1970-1971). Adjunct Professor, Boston College Law School, (1989-1991); Visiting Professor, Georgia State University Law School, (1988-1989); Adjunct Professor, Northeastern Law School; Political Justice Workshop, Yale Law School (1972-1975); Undergraduate Seminar, "Police and Police Conduct," Yale College.
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Degrees:
BA, LLB, Yale University; attended University of Moscow, U.S.S.R. 1968-1969.
Bar Admittance:
MA; CT; U.S.D.C. MA, CT; U.S. Court of Appeals 1st, 2nd, 4th, & 9th Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Subjects:
Constitutional Law; Individual Rights; Evidence; Scientific Evidence
Professional Activities:
President, National Lawyers Guild (NLG) (2003 - 2006); Former President, Board of Directors, National Police Accountability Project; Frequently invited to lecture on the topic of constitutional law and/or police misconduct at law schools nationwide. Lectures at conferences sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center, Chicago Kent Law School, Suffolk University School of Law, A.L.I. - A.B.A., American Civil Liberties Union affiliates, National Lawyers Guild, Clark Boardman, Ltd., International Association of Chiefs of Police, various law enforcement agencies. President, Board of Directors, National Police Accountability Project, NLG,(1999 - 2003); Cooperating Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, 1980-present; Co-chair, Massachusetts Chapter, National Lawyers Guild, 1996 to 1998; Board Member, Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, 1983-1986; General Counsel, Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, 1978-1981; Chairperson, Civil Liberties Committee, National Lawyers Guild, 1977-1980; National Council Member, Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, 1976-1979.
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THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY: HOW CONSERVATIVES TOOK THE LAW BACK FROM LIBERALS
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2013
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POLICE MISCONDUCT: LAW AND LITIGATION
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3d ed.
2012
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(with David Rudovsky and Karen Blum)
WE DISSENT
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NYU Press,
2008
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(Editor, Contributing author)
HANDBOOK OF MASSACHUSETTS EVIDENCE
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8th ed.
2007
& Supp.
2010-2011
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(with Mark S. Brodin)
DO YOUR OWN DIVORCE IN CONNECTICUT: THE PRO SE DISSOLUTION MANUAL FOR CONNECTICUT
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1991
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(with Diane Polan and Sara D. Eldrich)
Obstacles to Litigating Civil Claims for Wrongful Conviction: An Overview,
18 B.U. PUB. INT. L.J. 439
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2009
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The Constitutionality of Warrantless Electronic Surveillance of Suspected Foreign Threats to the National Security of the United States,
62 MIAMI L. REV. 541
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2008
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The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement,
42 SUFFOLK L. REV. 89
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2008
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(book review)
Prejudice v. Probative Value, Philadelphia Style,
50 ST. LOUIS U. L.J. 1147
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2007
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Paying for Silence: The Liability of Police Officers under Section 1983 for Suppressing Exculpatory Evidence,
13 TEMP. POL. & CIV. RTS. L. REV. 1
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2003
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You Have a Right to Remain Silent,
30 FORDHAM URB. L.J. 571
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2003
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Unreasonable Seizures of Unreasonable People: Defining the Totality of Circumstances Relevant to Assessing the Police Use of Force Against Emotionally Disturbed People,
34 COLUM. HUM. RTS. L. REV. 261
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2003
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The Liability of Police Officers under Section 1983 for Suppressing Exculpatory Evidence,
13 TEMP. POL. & CIV. RTS. L. REV. 1
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2003
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Annual William Homans Memorial Lecture—Evidentiary Privileges,
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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2000
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Laudry v. Attorney General: DNA Databanks Hold a Mortgage on Privacy Rights,
44 BOSTON B.J. 18
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2000
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Police Chases: More Deadly than a Speeding Bullet?,
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1997
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Prof. Michael Avery 
Suffolk
University Law School
120 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108-4977
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