Federal Indian Law

Professor Ann Laquer Estin
University of Iowa College of Law
Fall 2006

General Information

The text for this course will be Cases and Materials on Federal Indian Law (Getches, Wilkinson, and Williams, 5th ed. 2005). Classes will meet in Room 275 on Mondays from 2:20 to 3:50 pm and on Wednesdays from 2:40 to 4:10 pm. Reading assignments are listed in the outline below.

You will be permitted to consult the casebook and your class notes or outlines during the final examination, which will be a three-hour essay exam. The exam is scheduled for Monday, December 11 at 8:30 am. Grades will be based on this final exam, however, class attendance and participation may be counted for up to ten percent of your grade. I would like to hear from anyone who has a disability which may require seating modifications or testing accommodations or accommodations of other class requirements, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Please contact me during my office hours.

My office is in Room 416, and I will be available there for office hours on Tuesday afternoons from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. I am also happy to talk with you briefly after class, or by appointment. If you need to reach me, my office phone number is 335-6850, and my email address is ann-estin@uiowa.edu.

Special note: Students in this class may be permitted, but will not be required, to write their final exams on laptop computers. Those choosing to do so must supply their own computers, which must meet certain specifications, and use the SecurExam software which is sold in the ISBA Bookstore. Further information may be found at http://www.law.uiowa.edu/students/exams-laptops.php; any questions relating to computers and software should be directed to Student Computer Services in Room 130 in the library. Updates on deadlines and other information regarding laptop exams will also be distributed via email or in "The Docket."

Notice to non-law students: This course is offered by the College of Law. Class policies on matters such as requirements, grading, and sanctions for academic dishonesty are governed by the College of Law. Students wishing to drop this course after the law school's official deadline require the approval of the Dean of the College of Law. Details of the University policy of cross enrollments may be found at http://www.uiowa.edu/~provost/deos/crossenroll.doc.